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Columnshift
thank you so much
very helpful forum
any experience with airless tires??
worth it ?
how harsh is the ride?
any recommendations
the bike I’m looking at has anti puncture liner
thinking of using slime to prevent flats
then I saw inserts and solid tires..... oh
my
I have toyed with using non-pneumatic tires, but they have drawbacks. For one, they are hard to fit, but once on that that is not an issue. Second, they ride differently than pneumatic tires becuse they can only flex at the point of impact with the ground while the entire volume of the pneumatic tire is available to absorb the pressure increase due to an impact; this is why you get far more broken spokes with non-pneumatic tires. Oh, also, they are heavier than pneumatic tires.
Given the very few flats that I have encountered in (way too many) years, a spare innertube and a patch kit are better alternatives.