the100rabh@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 年前Bike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down155cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foobicycles@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkBike tires made from NASA’s bizarre shape-shifting metal are now available to buywww.theverge.comthe100rabh@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 年前message-square68linkfedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foobicycles@lemmy.ca
minus-squareltxrtquq@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 年前The Kickstarter page puts it at 450g, which seems to be fairly good compared to the first tire I googled’s ~600g.
minus-squareSynthead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前 195g: https://www.continental-tires.com/products/b2c/bicycle/tires/competition/ 200g: https://www.continental-tires.com/products/b2c/bicycle/tires/grand-prix-5000/ 170g: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/continental-grand-prix-5000-tt-tr-road-tire 195g: https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/continental-podium-tt-tubular-tire 180g: https://www.michelinman.com/bicycle/tires/michelin-power-time-trial 200g: https://www.vittoria.com/us/en/tires/road-tires/corsa-speed It’s lighter because instead of compounds inside of the tire, there is air.
Looks heavy.
The Kickstarter page puts it at 450g, which seems to be fairly good compared to the first tire I googled’s ~600g.
It’s lighter because instead of compounds inside of the tire, there is air.