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If Norman Keith Collins was into BMX…

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Bicycle tire tracks come in all shapes and sizes but none quite like the Sailor. This all-new BMX tire concept takes nautical inspiration and applies it to two wheels on land. Not just for good grip, the recessed anchor and rope designs are rooted in the American serviceman’s interpretation of traditions and symbols that go back thousands of years. Whether you’re into the whole Sailor Jerry look or not, it’s an undeniably cool concept with serious potential for massive market reach with unlimited aesthetic variations and styles!

Designer: Kenavanh Phommasene

THE SAILOR TIRE - BEHANCE

THE SAILOR TIRE - BEHANCE

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THE SAILOR TIRE - BEHANCE

THE SAILOR TIRE - BEHANCE

THE SAILOR TIRE - BEHANCE

THE SAILOR TIRE - BEHANCE

NASA reinvented the Wheel!

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The year is 2017 and NASA have just reinvented the wheel. Glenn Research engineers have just unveiled a new super-elastic tire constructed from nickel titanium, a shape memory alloy able to flex, conform, and then return to its original shape even after traversing the most punishing of terrains. This exciting new tire comes in anticipation of the Mars 2020 launch/expedition. This new tire is an evolution of the original Spring tire which was used on the 1971 Lunar Rover, brought to Mars as part of the Apollo 15 mission. The hope with these new tires is that they enable the rovers to explore more significant and larger regions of Mars or the moon for extended periods of time, have the ability to carry heavier payloads, and eventually, quite possibly, be used on manned exploration vehicles that would move at much higher speeds. Now I’m waiting for these wheels to make it to the Offroading Sports Industry!

Designer: NASA & Glenn Research

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The Tire that never gets tired

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Here’s an interesting thought. The tire as we know it gets a complete makeover with the Green Hive. What the Green Hive does is splits the tire into two parts. A sidewall/cover, and an inner block. Think of the inner block as a cartridge that continuously gets swapped when it completes its life cycle.

The inner structure (colored in green) is a thermoplastic elastomer that sits behind the sidewall/cover. Its thermoplastic properties allow it to fill in the empty spaces left by the black sidewall, completing the tire’s design. The sidewall seldom wears out, but whenever the inner block starts showing signs of wear and tear, all you do is switch the block for another one. Plus, the design aims at providing different blocks for different usages. So you could perhaps swap the green asphalt block for a, say, blue snow/ice block, or a brown terrain block, allowing one tire set to become your almost-permanent solution!

The Green Hive is a winner of the Red Dot Design Award for the year 2016.

Designers: Choi Seung-Il, Kim Tae-Nyun & Kim Hyo-Joong.

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Nexo Ever Airless Bike Tires Will Never Go Flat

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The problem with tires is of course, that they will go flat – especially those high pressure ones on bicycles. The best way to make sure your tires never deflate is to never inflate them in the first place. It’s the only way that a tire really can work better. Well, Nexo Ever Tires feature an airless, puncture-proof design and promise to deliver on that.

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They use a unique polymer blend and the design features holes to provide a comfortable ride. Apparently they are as smooth as air-filled tires, but much more durable. The material they’re made of is said to be just as light, if not lighter than traditional tubes, and a patented technology holds them firmly into your rims. Their maker estimates they should last about 5,000 miles, so you won’t have to change them any time soon if you’re a casual biker.

If you’re wondering how they install on your rims, you can check out the video below. It looks just a little more complex than a regular tire, but you won’t be doing it with any regularity:

You can get in on the action for a $75(USD) pledge on Kickstarter, with the first tires shipping as soon as January 2017. Cyclists are going to love these tires.

[via Ohgizmo]

Nexo Ever Airless Bike Tires Will Never Go Flat

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The problem with tires is of course, that they will go flat – especially those high pressure ones on bicycles. The best way to make sure your tires never deflate is to never inflate them in the first place. It’s the only way that a tire really can work better. Well, Nexo Ever Tires feature an airless, puncture-proof design and promise to deliver on that.

nexo_ever_1

They use a unique polymer blend and the design features holes to provide a comfortable ride. Apparently they are as smooth as air-filled tires, but much more durable. The material they’re made of is said to be just as light, if not lighter than traditional tubes, and a patented technology holds them firmly into your rims. Their maker estimates they should last about 5,000 miles, so you won’t have to change them any time soon if you’re a casual biker.

If you’re wondering how they install on your rims, you can check out the video below. It looks just a little more complex than a regular tire, but you won’t be doing it with any regularity:

You can get in on the action for a $75(USD) pledge on Kickstarter, with the first tires shipping as soon as January 2017. Cyclists are going to love these tires.

[via Ohgizmo]

ICYMI: Poop fuel, magnet-attached spherical tires and more

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Energy Harvesting from Rolling Car Tires Uses Triboelectric Effect

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Energy harvesting is an up and coming topic. Recently we covered technologies that harvest stray radio frequency waves to charge smartphone batteries. Now a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison...

Under Pressure

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The clever thing about the PASCA Tire Gauge is that it’s handy enough to loop into your car key ring. The gauge is easy to use and the LCD displays the tire pressure quite precisely. As the designer explains, “taking advantage of the fact that the driver will at least have the car key on hand all the time, we think we should just use the driver’s keys as the handle, and use a simple push action to insert the gauge to your tire valve.”

Features:

  • The LCD screen is hidden behind the top cap where the user pushes.
  • The cap is made out of translucent plastic and the user won’t see any readings unless he/she pushes the gauge into the tire valve.

Designer: Xinyi Wang

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