Off-Road Company Introducing Incredible Flat-Proof ‘Airless’ Tires
Off-road giant Polaris plans to unveil a new consumer version of an “airless” Non-Pneumatic Tire (NPT) by early 2014.
“For years, pneumatic tires — the kind you fill with air — have been a burr in the side of the ATV industry. Even on short excursions over rocky terrain a popped tire is not unexpected, and they often occur far from home,” FoxNews.com reports.
The airless tires are made from proprietary plastic and instead of the conventional rubber coating, is coated with a flexible web.
Polaris spokesperson Jason Difuccia said the tire “works very similar to a bicycle wheel.”
Off-road giant Polaris plans to unveil a new consumer version of an “airless” Non-Pneumatic Tire (NPT) by early 2014.
“For years, pneumatic tires — the kind you fill with air — have been a burr in the side of the ATV industry. Even on short excursions over rocky terrain a popped tire is not unexpected, and they often occur far from home,” FoxNews.com reports.
The airless tires are made from proprietary plastic and instead of the conventional rubber coating, is coated with a flexible web.
Polaris spokesperson Jason Difuccia said the tire “works very similar to a bicycle wheel.”
