BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 20:52:00
0k. i'd better get up and on my bike. this is starting to feel like a tech triathlon. this may look like a normal bike, but the tyre isn't your average tyre. instead of being filled with air, a form of nickel titanium is coiled inside it. with 80 times the elasticity of steel, it has the give that's needed without the risk of needing to be pumped up. this is what the super elastic metal inside looks like, and once it's coated in polyurethane, it looks like this and bounces like that. metl hopes to be the only tyre that your bike will ever need without tears, punctures or messy sealant to conte...