I imagine untangling the bird's nest of crap that gets caught in your springs after every ride would get annoying real quick.
2010-11-29 21:58:45
Ran into this today on the web... due to a rubber shortage during WWI, the Germans developed bike wheels with springs replacing the rubber.
Found another reference to them on page 8 of this .pdf
Anyone know anything else about this?
I imagine untangling the bird's nest of crap that gets caught in your springs after every ride would get annoying real quick.
The pic in the PDF makes a lot more sense - springs between an inner rim and an outer rim.
Still, I'm guessing it would be pricey and hell on corners.
some car tire companies are doing similar things nowadays, too. http://www.geek24.com/g/twheel-airless-wheel-technology-from-michelin