Not only do the curved resin spokes of Bridgestone’s new Air-Free tyres mean you may never have to change a flat again, they also serve as rolling eye candy, and the sleekest upgrade to tyres since white walls. More »
By using an intricate resin spoke system, Bridgestone’s new airless tyre provides the same level of shock absorption as an inflated tyre, without you having to worry about monitoring air pressure or changing a flat ever again. More »
Flat tyres have always been an inextricable part of riding — even without the occasional road hazard, tyres lose pressure as air diffuses through the sidewall, requiring routine re-inflation. But, one San Francisco start-up has a plan to eliminate all that extraneous pumping with the PumpTire. More »
I don’t really know much about bicycle tyres, much less the fancy “tubular” kind made in this video. What I do know, is that I love me a “how it’s made” videos, and this one is no exception. Mmmmm, industrial machinery and ambient electronica… More »
Back in 1950, someone thought that they could put the spare tyre to work when stored: Just use it to park the car. Why do manufacturers still not install this invention in every single car they make, I don’t know. But they should. More »
The idea behind these segmented, eight-part wheels is that your car can take a turn while maintaining speed and traction by having the wheels lean like the Tower of Pisa,
