Airfree bicycle tires

Airfree tires of polyurethane microfoam
cannot go flat or blow out. I have them on
five bikes since 2001.


http://felixwong.com/2006/12/air-free-tires/

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Felix Wong commented,
"Conclusion: I am impressed by these tires. They have convinced me that all generic claims made about modern airless tires — heavy, poor rolling resistance, hard to mount, crackpot money-making schemes, etc. — are bunk.

That they ride harsher than pneumatic tires may be true, but only marginally so. I personally don’t think they ride all that uncomfortably (and note that when I did my commuting rides, I was wearing jeans instead of padded cycling shorts!), and I especially like how I no longer have to worry about flat tires, carrying tire changing tools, or pumping up the tires before going into town.

They are perfect for the Ultimate Commuter Bike, and I believe they may even viable for training rides for competitive cyclists who don’t want to deal with flats. The main people they would not be suitable for are racers and people who are really picky about ride quality (most of these people ride sew-ups anyhow ).

If you try them out, please let me know what you think.

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The Black Arrow

a review of The Black Arrow by Vin Suprynowicz, he of the brass balls.

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/delsignore93.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0976251604/qid=1111697617/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-7473025-4014366?v=glance&s=books

If you have never read Suprynowicz, Who was Carl Dregas? is a fine place to start. http://www.geocities.com/northstarzone/drega1.html

Vin Suprynowicz lets it all hang out. If asked I would say that he is elegantly literate.

Best yarn I read lately. reminds me of EFAD. The Order of the Arrow is a small group of illegally armed patriots devoted to killing the enemies of the Constitution. They do business in a sincere manner.

excerpt The Black Arrow p 41
Jerry Westheimer was just a tax man, a medium level cog in a very big machine. He knew that people did not like him but did not expect to be killed for what he did, which was to steal the property of the productive class, a little at a time gradually driving his own country deeper and deeper into the sinkhole of socialist corruption and induced redistributionist poverty.

The Black Arrow was great. Reminded me of Unintended Consequences, EFAD and Batman.
Many ladies will identify with the women warriors of The Order of the Arrow skilled in bow, sword, pistol and rifle.

I mailed it back to the owner. I'll pick up a used copy for reference. I'll probably read it a few more times. People who do not return borrowed books should be impaled on fence posts, or boiled in oil.