A puncture can happen at any time, and even on a bicycle! That’s why SMART Tire companyan American company located in Los Angeles, imagined METL : A puncture resistant tire airless, designed for bicycles and scooters.
The SMART Tire Company is bringing a true revolution to the bicycle and other mobility industry, a product currently reserved for the lucky few who participated in their crowdfunding campaign before being sold on a larger scale.
METL: revolutionary tire with puncture protection
Awarded two Awards for innovation at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, METL’s puncture-resistant tire is made of an elastic material called Nitinol+which is equipped SMART technology (Radial alloy technology with shape memory), first developed by NASA for his rover sent to Mars.
It is soft like rubber, but strong like titanium intelligent metal structure with shape memory, which rearranges its molecular structure when bent, but has the ability to instantly return to its original shape. The final tire is coated with a special polyrubber material that forms a tread with strong grip in all weather conditions.
According to The SMART Tire Company, this technology never deflates or needs air: so it eliminates the hassle of inflating, all with better handling and durability than a regular rubber tire. Indeed, this tire is able to last throughout the life of the bicycleand is not prone to leaks, tears or punctures.
Crowdfunding campaign
SMART Tire has big ambitions: “The METL™ bicycle tire represents a giant leap forward for The SMART Tire Company as it hopes to become America’s next big tire company, bringing smarter and cleaner solutions to the future of transportation”we read on the website of the American company.
A METL tire is offered for sale Kickstarter crowdfunding platform : To date, the campaign has raised more than $180,000 of the $25,000 originally planned. The first deliveries are planned for the summer of 2024, and the budget needs to be taken into account 150 USD (about 140 euros) per set two tires for an electric scooteror 500 USD (about 470 euros) per set two bicycle tires.
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Source: Auto Plus
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