Yet again, with links...

 

I exist. I am real. Well, real enough to cause myself some damage. 

Apologies for not staying up to date and posting more often, but, well... Life.

 

No excuses. I'll be back. 

 

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Another update!

 

I exist. I am real. Well, real enough to cause myself some damage. 

Apologies for not staying up to date and posting more often, but, well... Life.

 

No excuses. I'll be back. 

 

General disclaimer: thoughts and musings are my own. Opinion is opinion, and if unattributed, it's likely mine. If I quote, I link. Please use your discretion. I am not giving medical or legal advice, either!

Specific warning: if I post to a link which references a product or service, it may be something that I am selling (a service, product, advice, or photography) or something provided via Amazon's provisioning and delivery enterprise. Which is a reminder that as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Did I mention photography? I use Nikon gear mostly, and they pay me nothing for mentioning that. I use Skylum's Luminar editing software, and they may give me something in return (could be a commission) if you follow a link here back to their site.  

I may also be found on Quora, and some content there earns me a few cents. I may be on other sites, like Medium, too. And Flickr. And Instagram.

I may be found also on Patreon. If you want to patronise me, go right ahead.

And finally, I have a tip jar via PayPal. If you find my musings useful, consider a contribution. I'd appreciate it. 

All the best, and take care.

Reminder: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Still spinning.

 

Sorry about the ongoing failure to post, but I have plans to get back to something more consistent... soon. 

In the meantime, you may like to follow me on Quora. I do post there (almost daily) on many topics, including finance, business, economics, society, and science. And cycling, of course.

Stay well, keep safe.

Airless tyres:comfort, traction, aerodynamics, mud and cornering

This is about bicycle wheels in particular but in general it could apply to any pneumatic-tyred vehicle, including motor cars and bikes. The issues are similar, but magnified when you look at a light-weight, essentially very simple design like a traditional triangular-framed "push-bike" design.

Punctures are a pain and put a lot of potential riders off, understandably. Whilst you can get good at it, and fix flats quickly, it's not a skill that you really want to get a lot of practice at, either.

Now you can fill your tyres (or tires) and tubes with self-sealing goop, and run tubeless, too. It works, up to a point. But it's not 100% reliable and it takes another skillset again to get accustomed to. But yes, it's a lot better if you can justify the expense.

But for most of us, punctures remain a "thing". And yet there have been many proposals to remove the whole air-under-pressure part of the design, too. Like this recent one from Bridgestone: