[IH8Rice]

another company using Kickstart to help gather funds.

looks rather interesting and intuitive..i wonder if it would work on a flat tire

http://www.pumptire.com/

 

[C.P.]

hmmm, isn't the "pump" located in the most vulnerable spot on the tire?

 

[jonKranked]

so... how exactly does it stop inflating?

 

[bean]

so... how exactly does it stop inflating?

Pressure relief valve?

I wonder how much weight and rolling resistance it adds.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

hmmm, isn't the "pump" located in the most vulnerable spot on the tire?

Should be no worse than any other part of the tire tread if it's thick enough. How often do you puncture through your tire at the tread/contact patch? (not sidewalls)

 

[Rip]

Looks flexy...

Does it come in rootbeer?

 

[HAB]

so... how exactly does it stop inflating?

The max pressure it can hit is going to be capped by the size of the little inflation tube and rider weight. I'm going to assume they made the tube a reasonable size so that it stops inflating at a normal pressure.

 

[MMike]

While i agree that it's pretty clever, and most certainly worthy of a patent, is it marketable?

The only benefit i see to this is if you have a slow leak, and it keeps topping you up.

Maybe it's aimed more for the casual rider who never checks things like tire pressure.

But it's pretty elegant.

 

[HAB]

While i agree that it's pretty clever, and most certainly worthy of a patent, is it marketable?

The only benefit i see to this is if you have a slow leak, and it keeps topping you up.

Maybe it's aimed more for the casual rider who never checks things like tire pressure.

But it's pretty elegant.

There's no way I'd ride one, but it's a pretty cool idea for casual riders. We get a TON of casual riders' bikes through the shop with way under inflated tires (often complaining about how much they're flatting ) so I think it's an awesome idea for people like that.

 

[dump]

While i agree that it's pretty clever, and most certainly worthy of a patent, is it marketable?

The only benefit i see to this is if you have a slow leak, and it keeps topping you up.

Maybe it's aimed more for the casual rider who never checks things like tire pressure.

But it's pretty elegant.

Bingo. Every other or third rider I see on the street has under-inflated tires... and often Bixi as well. Pretty badass mechanism imo.

 

[DirtyMike]

I like the idea.... I see it being marketable for commuters, in fact if I were riding an everyday commuter I just might go for it as well

 

[dump]

I like the idea.... I see it being marketable for commuters, in fact if I were riding an everyday commuter I just might go for it as well

Yeah, never having to worry about pumping the tires... that's great imo.

 

[TheMontashu]

I like the idea.... I see it being marketable for commuters, in fact if I were riding an everyday commuter I just might go for it as well

I bike commute everywhere, and for the once or twice a week I have to air my tires I'll keep a bunch of extraneous crap out of them. If you actually ride popping your floor pump on your commuter isn't a big deal at all

 

[MMike]

I could actually see this being more useful in automotive applications....with some sort of active pressure monitoring/relief valve system. (it would have to be embedded in the tread somehow).

But I bet there are a lot of people that check their bike tires more often than their car tires......

 

[dump]

I bike commute everywhere, and for the once or twice a week I have to air my tires I'll keep a bunch of extraneous crap out of them. If you actually ride popping your floor pump on your commuter isn't a big deal at all

It's not for me or you. It's for all the other people out there who don't even know how to or care to pump tires (car owners too).

 

[ohio]

But I bet there are a lot of people that check their bike tires more often than their car tires......

Me.

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[MMike]

Me.

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Me too. Sparks fly out as I drive to work every day

 

[stevew]

Me too. Sparks fly out as I drive to work every day