airless tires

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company? Thanks

I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company? Thanks

Mike Schwab wrote in message ...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company? Thanks

Try www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com.

I have received 20 inch and 26 inch tires from Amerityre and am happy
with them. There does seem to be a very slight loss of
performance, but I hate flats. It is worth it to me. They are not
as difficult to put on as some people claim.

As for comfort I mostly ride recumbents so it doesn't matter as much
but on my road bike I did notice a slight difference. I just put on
a big padded comfy seat and that made it more comfortable than it was
originally.

I have no experience with Nu-teck but they did supply tires to
Airfreetires.com. I purchased 700 cc tires from airfree last year
and loved them. Unfortunately when I ordered more tires from
airfreetires this year I never got them. Just lots of excuses. I
finally just had to contact my credit card company and get a refund.

My impression is that airfreetires promises to deliver and can't.
Maybe their suppliers cut them off. Their customer service is
practically non-existent. Until you cancel the payment then they
magically come up with lots of excuses......."the dog ate my tires."

As I said Nu-Teck used to supply airfreetires so based on my
experience I suggest trying them.

Good luck.

Jerry "air free tires" Flynn

Don't criticize them until you try the newer ones.

Mike Schwab wrote in message ...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company? Thanks



Well I would recommend trying www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com

Nu-tech used to supply airfreetires.com. I bought from airfreetires
last year and had good luck with a pair of 700cc tires for my
roadbike. I ordered from them this year and had to get a refund from
my credit card company. No response, ignored emails etc

I bought both 20 and 26 inch tires from amerityre and have had good
luck.

Don't believe the negativity on airless tires. I love them. There
does seem to be a very slight loss in speed performance and comfort
but the loss is slight. I think the airless tires of today are much
better than the tires of the 70's that everyone badmouths.

Unlike most people who post to this thread I actually use them.
Mostly on recumbents since I am a recent recumbent convert.

thanks Jerry for the links.
I emailed both companies to see if they will be adding pictures to there
websites in the future.

"Jerry Flynn" wrote in message
m...
Mike Schwab wrote in message
...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company?
Thanks

Try www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com.

I have received 20 inch and 26 inch tires from Amerityre and am happy
with them. There does seem to be a very slight loss of
performance, but I hate flats. It is worth it to me. They are not
as difficult to put on as some people claim.

As for comfort I mostly ride recumbents so it doesn't matter as much
but on my road bike I did notice a slight difference. I just put on
a big padded comfy seat and that made it more comfortable than it was
originally.

I have no experience with Nu-teck but they did supply tires to
Airfreetires.com. I purchased 700 cc tires from airfree last year
and loved them. Unfortunately when I ordered more tires from
airfreetires this year I never got them. Just lots of excuses. I
finally just had to contact my credit card company and get a refund.

My impression is that airfreetires promises to deliver and can't.
Maybe their suppliers cut them off. Their customer service is
practically non-existent. Until you cancel the payment then they
magically come up with lots of excuses......."the dog ate my tires."

As I said Nu-Teck used to supply airfreetires so based on my
experience I suggest trying them.

Good luck.

Jerry "air free tires" Flynn

Don't criticize them until you try the newer ones.

Here are some opinions of Airfree tires that may interest you:-
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t39155.html

Personally I love them and have been using them for about 5 years, on
a variety of bikes.

By far the best model, in my opinion, is the one that only comes in
size 27". Obviously, to use this size, I had to build wheels, as most
wheels are 700C.

Hugh Waters used to carry this tire at www.airfreetires.com but he
seems to have discontinued it now.

The last ones I got were from the manufacturer:- KIK Tire Inc
760-967-2777 (ask for Bill)

Hope this helps.

Lewis.

******************************



(Jerry Flynn) wrote in message om...
Mike Schwab wrote in message ...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company? Thanks



Well I would recommend trying www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com

Nu-tech used to supply airfreetires.com. I bought from airfreetires
last year and had good luck with a pair of 700cc tires for my
roadbike. I ordered from them this year and had to get a refund from
my credit card company. No response, ignored emails etc

I bought both 20 and 26 inch tires from amerityre and have had good
luck.

Don't believe the negativity on airless tires. I love them. There
does seem to be a very slight loss in speed performance and comfort
but the loss is slight. I think the airless tires of today are much
better than the tires of the 70's that everyone badmouths.

Unlike most people who post to this thread I actually use them.
Mostly on recumbents since I am a recent recumbent convert.

BTW here is a webpage for KIK Tires.

http://www.kiktire.com/co_profile.html

Lewis.

*********************************




(Jerry Flynn) wrote in message om...
Mike Schwab wrote in message ...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a company? Thanks



Well I would recommend trying www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com

Nu-tech used to supply airfreetires.com. I bought from airfreetires
last year and had good luck with a pair of 700cc tires for my
roadbike. I ordered from them this year and had to get a refund from
my credit card company. No response, ignored emails etc

I bought both 20 and 26 inch tires from amerityre and have had good
luck.

Don't believe the negativity on airless tires. I love them. There
does seem to be a very slight loss in speed performance and comfort
but the loss is slight. I think the airless tires of today are much
better than the tires of the 70's that everyone badmouths.

Unlike most people who post to this thread I actually use them.
Mostly on recumbents since I am a recent recumbent convert.

thanks for the link Lewis...now if only kik would put some specs on there
website.


"Lewis Campbell" wrote in message
m...
BTW here is a webpage for KIK Tires.

http://www.kiktire.com/co_profile.html

Lewis.

*********************************




(Jerry Flynn) wrote in message
om...
Mike Schwab wrote in message
...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a
company? Thanks



Well I would recommend trying www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com

Nu-tech used to supply airfreetires.com. I bought from airfreetires
last year and had good luck with a pair of 700cc tires for my
roadbike. I ordered from them this year and had to get a refund from
my credit card company. No response, ignored emails etc

I bought both 20 and 26 inch tires from amerityre and have had good
luck.

Don't believe the negativity on airless tires. I love them. There
does seem to be a very slight loss in speed performance and comfort
but the loss is slight. I think the airless tires of today are much
better than the tires of the 70's that everyone badmouths.

Unlike most people who post to this thread I actually use them.
Mostly on recumbents since I am a recent recumbent convert.

Thanks. Interesting reading, especially about bikeforums.com. Mention a
specific product and get accused of spamming.

"Lewis Campbell" wrote in message
om...
Here are some opinions of Airfree tires that may interest you:-
http://www.cyclingforums.com/t39155.html

Personally I love them and have been using them for about 5 years, on
a variety of bikes.

By far the best model, in my opinion, is the one that only comes in
size 27". Obviously, to use this size, I had to build wheels, as most
wheels are 700C.

Hugh Waters used to carry this tire at www.airfreetires.com but he
seems to have discontinued it now.

The last ones I got were from the manufacturer:- KIK Tire Inc
760-967-2777 (ask for Bill)

Hope this helps.

Lewis.

******************************



(Jerry Flynn) wrote in message
om...
Mike Schwab wrote in message
...
I have http://www.airfreetires.com tires for two bicycles. However, I
had a wheel stolen and got a replacement rim and ordered a replacement
tire in Febuary and communications to airfree are deleted. Green tyre
seems to be pretty poor substitue.

"johnson.." wrote:

Hi
Any of you folks using airless tires? Can you recommend a
company? Thanks



Well I would recommend trying www.amerityre.com or www.nu-teck.com

Nu-tech used to supply airfreetires.com. I bought from airfreetires
last year and had good luck with a pair of 700cc tires for my
roadbike. I ordered from them this year and had to get a refund from
my credit card company. No response, ignored emails etc

I bought both 20 and 26 inch tires from amerityre and have had good
luck.

Don't believe the negativity on airless tires. I love them. There
does seem to be a very slight loss in speed performance and comfort
but the loss is slight. I think the airless tires of today are much
better than the tires of the 70's that everyone badmouths.

Unlike most people who post to this thread I actually use them.
Mostly on recumbents since I am a recent recumbent convert.

Interesting reading, especially about bikeforums.com.
Mention a specific product and get accused of spamming.

Not to mention the lot of thin-skinned, bawling crybabies!

Now I understand why they huddle behind the nanny's skirt in their
moderated little forum, instead of posting out here in the big, scary
Newsgroups amongst us savages.

Jerry Flynn wrote:

I think the airless tires of today are much better than
the tires of the 70's that everyone badmouths.

I *know* they a the solid vinyl tyres I rode during 1980-81 were
rock-hard and extremely slippery, especially in wet weather; a
generation later, my son has ridden contemporary airless tyres on his
BMX bike for the past two years, and they are virtually
indistinguishable from ordinary pneumatic tyres.

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