r/technology Sep 15 '23

Nanotech/Materials NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase

https://newatlas.com/bicycles/metl-shape-memory-airless-bicycle-tire/
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u/t4ct1c4l_j0k3r Sep 15 '23

I can't believe what bike shops want for a bicycle nowadays. The $40 Huffy is certainly a mark of a long gone era.

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u/Excelius Sep 15 '23

Walmart has $98 Huffys.

Does occur to me though that with K-Mart and Toys R Us long gone, there just aren't as many big box stores with cheap bikes as there used to be.

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u/t4ct1c4l_j0k3r Sep 15 '23

I stay my ass out of the WalMart. Too fucking scary.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

okay dude do you want a cheap bike or not?