| Re: Airless bicycle tubes?
"Bernie" <bmcilvan@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
news:40FC98D3.6080601@mouse-potato.com...
> Mpoconnor7 wrote:
>
> >I just bought a ten speed today with 26 x 2.1 tires, and want to get
airless
> >tubes so I never have to worry about a flat. Can anybody recommend a
good
> >brand of airless rubber tube inserts, or a website that sells them? Any
advice
> >would be appreciated.
> >
> >Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man
> >
> >"The likelihood of one individual being correct increases in a direct
> >proportion to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong"
> >James Mason from the movie "Heaven Can Wait".
> >
>
> Airless bicycle tubes ARE flats. Around here they are anyway.
>
> Solid tires do exist, but aren't very popular. The air in your tires is
> an important part of the lively ride.
>
Agree, he needs to read Sheldon Brown's excellent article on tires:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#airless
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