Top cycling stories of 2022: will we all be riding super lightweight, ‘smart’ metal tyres soon?
that NASA employed for its Superelastic Tire, utilised on Mars Rover missions to eliminate the possibility of punctures when travelling in the farthest reaches of space .
However, this NASA technology doesn’t come cheap, and the company has estimated that one set of their tyres will cost over £2,000. They have therefore spent much of the past year attempting to create a more affordable version of the METL while still maintaining high performance. “From the first prototype, these tyres have shown great promise to revolutionise the cycling industry with high performance and low maintenance,” says STC’s co-founder Brian Yennie. “However, our job is not done until they are affordable and can be produced at a large scale.
These lofty ambitions and new technology were not enough to secure the backing of the Sharks, however, with the costs involved leading each investor to declare themselves ‘out’ on a potential $500,000 deal.
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