Compact tires

[keny]

Anyone have had/heard of compact mtb tires? By compact I mean they don`t have a inner tube or a space for a inner tube, just rubber. Local shop has 4 of then, 2 green as 2 yellow.
Don`t recall make, but made in UK!

 

[one-eyed_jim]

Greentyre, perhaps?

http://www.greentyre.co.uk/

Made in Middlesbrough.

 

[keny]

Yes, the other pair are Trackers and other Blizzard that the shop has, can recall witch model was witch color thro.....

 

[hamster]

Solid or foam tyres ride harshly and can easily roll off the rim, which is nasty.

God ahead if you want, but you'll most probably go back to ones with air in them. Ther ewas a long thread on the CTC forum a few years back with a guy who had a glass-strewn commute. He tried all kinds of solid tyres but they were all dreadful.

 

[keny]

Not tempted to buy, just wounder if a retro thing....Came from a other shop that owner did retire and current shop holder did by all his old stock. So they are not fresh ither.....Frankly I will stay long from they I think unless to use on a bike for just demo/sign use, as I do plan to do MTB tours where I live on retro bikes

 

[velomaniac]

Re:

Agree about the tyres riding really bad. Had a rear one on my recumbent, it felt really wooden and did not feel as if it had any grip in the wet which was frankly terrifying. Best only fitted to display models and wall art. Shame really, i hope some manufacturer gets it right in the future as a virtual fit and forget tyre would be great !