Eli5: Why and how isn’t there any bicycle tire that is 100% rubber? Like, no air on the inside so no puncture risk isn’t it? Is really technology that far behind yet?
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I am sure there are some who sell such tyres. However outfiting your bicycle with such a tyre would not be very comfortable. The road surface is not flat but have tiny pits and bumps. When you ride over this at speed you get a lot of vibration. The air in the tyre will be able to compress very well and absorb this vibration. If you have a solid rubber tyre then these vibrations will be transferred to the rest of the bike. Other suspension will not be able to handle this due to the high frequency of this type of vibration.
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