Why do car tires not need a tube or liquid sealant but bicycle tires do?

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Why do car tires not need a tube or liquid sealant but bicycle tires do?

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bicycle tires are thin and lite whereas car tires are thick and robust…if we had thick heavy tires are a bicycle then that would make the bike more difficult to pedal due to the extra weight….sealant ‘might’ work on a bike tire, however, the PSI is often greater, the sealant in the tire would throw off the balance of the wheel thus causing vibration….

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