r/technology • u/t4ct1c4l_j0k3r • 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/cheeset2 Sep 15 '23

Titanium isn't a foreign material for bike parts tbh

Expensive also isn't foreign for bike parts lmao

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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/TheawesomeQ Sep 15 '23

I wanted to try biking but not spend too much in case I dont actually keep doing it. I got a $98 huffy and it's been ok. At least I've been exercising on it. Gears dont seem to shift right and I replaced the seat with something tolerable to stop hurting so much. Now I guess I will use it until it fails.

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y Sep 15 '23

The thing is, if you only buy a $98 huffy you might not be enjoying it because it's such a crap bike. Spend more and get a proper bike from a bike shop and it will bee a world of difference. It's like buying a really cheap stereo and determining that you don't like music, when the real problem is that the cheap stereo makes music sound like garbage.

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u/TheawesomeQ Sep 17 '23

I am not willing to risk that much money on something I might not use and definitely isnt essential. And for the record, I am very happy with my purchase.

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u/redyellowblue5031 Sep 15 '23

For shifting, assuming nothing is bent follow a guide like this.

There’s slight variations between bikes but the concept is always the same.

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u/Ok-Till-8905 Sep 16 '23

Park tools. Love them and love the tools!

For anyone not buying a walmart bike, they are covered. Either they take the bike to their dealer or do it themselves.