Innovation ? Insanity ? breaking new ground...or just daft ?

[weeksy]

[Count Steer]

All the above.

Funniest thing is that it was the front wheel that got broken on the kerb and the solution is for the rear. Changing a pop-rivetted tyre would be fun too.

The idea of putting the plastic pipe in to make puncture-proof wheels could be interesting. Does anyone do anything like it? I suppose 'solid' tyres are available.

[weeksy]

All the above.

Funniest thing is that it was the front wheel that got broken on the kerb and the solution is for the rear. Changing a pop-rivetted tyre would be fun too.

The idea of putting the plastic pipe in to make puncture-proof wheels could be interesting. Does anyone do anything like it? I suppose 'solid' tyres are available.

@Dodgy knees tried some solids not long ago... they were apparently not very nice

[Cousin Jack]

@Dodgy knees tried some solids not long ago... they were apparently not very nice

Pneumatic tyres were invented to overcome the problems of solid tyres.

[Count Steer]

@Dodgy knees tried some solids not long ago... they were apparently not very nice

Pneumatic tyres were invented to overcome the problems of solid tyres.

There are a lot more materials available now though. You could tailor an equivalent behaviour from a light weight tyre using a closed-cell foam centre with a denser outer I imagine. Fitting/security on the rim might be an issue. I guess if the demand was there it would happen but there are other anti-puncture solutions so there isn't the drive to do it.

Lateral thinking....Wonder what they did on the moon buggy? Probably didn't take a puncture repair kit.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Love the OP - it's just doing it to prove you can, really?

ISTR the Moonbuggy had mesh/springy 'tyres'. I know they had to fashion some mudguards for it using the flight plan and duck tape. Bodging on the moon

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Michelin make foam replacements for tubes for dirt bike tyres, you can buy them in different "pressures"

[Count Steer]

Michelin make foam replacements for tubes for dirt bike tyres, you can buy them in different "pressures"

I thought someone must.

Must be a devil of a job to fit if the tyre is going to be secure on the rim?

[Skub]

Skills.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Michelin make foam replacements for tubes for dirt bike tyres, you can buy them in different "pressures"

I thought someone must.

Must be a devil of a job to fit if the tyre is going to be secure on the rim?

I haven't used one, but they're supposed to be arses to fit without damaging them, I think you use rim locks to keep the tyre in place, they wear out quickly if they get used on hard surfaces.

[Crosshair]

Francis Cade tried some recently I think

[JamJar]

Love the OP - it's just doing it to prove you can, really?

ISTR the Moonbuggy had mesh/springy 'tyres'. I know they had to fashion some mudguards for it using the flight plan and duck tape. Bodging on the moon

If I remember correctly the wheels/tyres on the moon buggy could not support the weight of the buggy on the Earth and only worked on the moon

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Love the OP - it's just doing it to prove you can, really?

ISTR the Moonbuggy had mesh/springy 'tyres'. I know they had to fashion some mudguards for it using the flight plan and duck tape. Bodging on the moon

If I remember correctly the wheels/tyres on the moon buggy could not support the weight of the buggy on the Earth and only worked on the moon

I recently saw an article on puncture proof tyres for cars using plastic fingers (I think) instead of air

[Count Steer]

Good pic of the Lunar Rover wheels here. From a distance they look like pneumatic tyres but they're mesh with aluminium treads.

Pic---> https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-o ... 9750830000

[Dodgy69]

Biggest problem with solid tyres was weight. Made pedalling twice as hard. Maybe better on an ebike.