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Airless tires: first tests with bikes

We talked about it a long time ago about the airless and puncture-proof tires designed and manufactured by Bridgestone, the famous airless. Development continues and is now at a very advanced stage.

The manufacturer boasts almost 90 years of experience in the sector and is very close to the mass production of airless tires, a tool that we will see as essential element for the mobility of the future, airless tires with very resistant tread, a structure able to cope with punctures and holes with greater force and above all maintenance-free elements.

From Bridgestone they explain: “This innovative technology eliminates the need for inflation and eliminates downtime and dangers associated with any punctures. Its high elasticity arises for a developing Lunar Rover, which will be engaged in an International space exploration mission ”. During the last Consumer Electronics Show 2020 (CES) in Las Vegas the prototype was presented, ready to debut on bicycles, to be then also installed on cars and commercial vehicles.

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Emilio Tiberio, COO and CTO of Bridgestone EMIA, explained: “Bridgestone’s revolutionary airless tire design eliminates the need for inflation and essentially eliminates the risks and waste of time caused by having a flat tire. These tires once again testify to Bridgestone’s ability to innovate and create products capable of guaranteeing continuous mobility ”.

“The tire of the future for Bridgestone must be connected, silent, light, efficient, durable and sustainable. The Technical Center of Excellence of Bridgestone EMIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa) is located in Castel Romano, near Rome, and is one of the beating hearts of our company’s Research & Development, one of the few centers of this kind all over the world. Here, Bridgestone engineers work to give substance to our vision, using innovative methodologies such as virtual development, which allows us to speed up the tire development process, while limiting the impact on the environment thanks to less use of resources “, he explained. the manager. We remain therefore ready to see the puncture-proof tires on our vehicles very soon, the tires of the future will soon be on the market.

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