Beadlocks for Mountain Bikes (1 Viewer)

[Jetboy]

Never thought we'd see the day when bicycles had internal beadlocks...

Funny how cyclists will think this is a new and amazing technology when it's really 50 year old car tech. Like the narrow wide tooth design on xx1 that's been standard on dirt bikes since before I was born.

I do like the idea - although I can't say I'd ever seriously consider it as anything more than a funny gimmick.

 

[The Machinist]

That would have saved me a fair amount of time when I rode Northstar a few years ago... pinch flats suck!

For most riders this is not something worth buying, but if your riding a lot of agressive downhill stuff with lots of sharp rock, having this could be pretty sweet.

 

[gregnash]

Go tubeless... no need to worry about pinch flats then! Been riding Gorilla Tape Ghetto with homemade brew for a while now with zero issues.

 

[SmoothLC]

Interesting!

Just not sure I'd want to get new rims though.

 

[Jetboy]

What I think could be interesting would be a multistage tires where there are concentric rings starting with say 50psi in the inner going to 20psi on the outer tires. Soft small bump compliance, great traction, and a very progressive compression so you don't bust up your rims. Considering how the market has gone in the last 10 years, if someone made a $500 set of mountain bike tires, there'd be a market for them.