Mission to Mars: Britek Tires | Airless | Unstoppable 16

Britek Tire...History being made. High speed unstoppable airless.

Music by Britek engineer Kevin Russell's high school band...DB Zero.

Credit: Energy Return Wheel
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sideshow
11 years ago
It's a start. Keep that R&D going, lots of potential once refined.
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chris.wamsley.54
11 years ago
I cannot look past the 15QR lever that is pointing forward.
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Bigburd
11 years ago
How do you adjust your ' pressure ' ?
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Scharney127
11 years ago
On a completely unrelated note, this looks like Colorado, anybody know what skatepark that is?
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lev
11 years ago
fill up with mud and water?
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northwestdhdad
11 years ago
Yeah lets see some mud and leave's in there- flossing your rims will be the new norm.
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kyle10bike
11 years ago
These are still early prototypes, production models will have some type of soft cover.
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kyle10bike
11 years ago
The wheel design makes a lot of sense for bike commuters looking for ways around flats. There is still a long way to go before it has the performance of a pneumatic wheel on dirt. That's me @1:14 testing their wheels.
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Scrub
11 years ago
I agree this product does have its place, but not on a bike which sees heavy forces which can roll the tire off the rim and cause injury. I see all the zip-ties securing it to the rim but lets be real when you are cornering hard or landing sideways.
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Scott_Townes
11 years ago
Sooo... how do you adjust tire pressure? Well at least its a great idea for rental bikes and commuters.
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yd35
11 years ago
You can swap in and out your old Manitou fork elastomers to adjust squishiness.
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joose
11 years ago
approximate air pressure?
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liqwid
11 years ago
Looks pretty awesome for the pavement, grass, and smooth trails. Lord knows thats where I always get my pinch flats.