Review: Amerityre flat-free (tubeless) tire technology

February 19th, 2011 | by admin |

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In this video I review a truly impressive product made by American company Amerityre, which specializes in advanced polyurethane elastomer technology and using it to make the best tires in the world. But before I say more..

Official site:

http://www.amerityre.com/

Consumer Advantages:
Runs cooler for longer life
Lower rolling resistance gives improved fuel economy
Single material pour reduces possibility of separation
Potential lower price due to reduced manufacturing cost

Manufacturing Advantages:
Lower capital investment
Less floor space required
Lower energy cost
Lower labor cost
Less scrap and waste

Technology Summary:
High abrasion resistance = longer life
Lower rolling resistance = improved fuel economy
No oils or plasticizers = environmentally friendly
Better elastic properties = reduced operating temperatures
True closed cell technology = no water absorption
High density material = excellent load carrying capability
UV and ozone resistant = will not break down

Thousands of people are killed or critically injured every year in the US because of rubber tire blowouts. Millions more are inconvenienced by flat tires. Think of all that time and energy wasted because of this clearly dysfunctional technology. Entire industries exist simply to service and repair punctured tires. Meanwhile all those ruined tires pile up in landfills, waterways, burn piles and wherever else people choose to dump them. But none of that has to be. The technology exists today to create superior tires.

I know because I’ve been using them for almost three years now. Check out your options, don’t settle for inferior technology when you have better alternatives that not only look and perform better, but could save your life. Vote with your money, it’s the only language that big corporations like Michelin understand.

Duration : 0:9:6


  1. 25 Responses to “Review: Amerityre flat-free (tubeless) tire technology”

  2. By animefan2k9 on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    i bought a solid …
    i bought a solid rubber inter-tube from walmart. it rides like an overinflated tube, but i don’t have worry about flats.

  3. By stopglobalswarming on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    There seem to be 2 …
    There seem to be 2 major demerits to solid tires on bicycle rims: The lack of compression can stress spokes, leading to warped or flatted rims; and friction loss due to flex of the tire as it impacts the ground, compared to clincher or tubular tires.

    I think with a heavy duty rim, this looks like an ideal product for desert dwellers, warehouse/industrial bicyclists, and people who just fool around on a bike instead of try to compete or ride fast.

  4. By captinbugernuts on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    European car …
    European car manufacturers such as BMW have been fitting run flat tyres that very rarely blow out for some time. Maybe its time the Americans caught up?

  5. By pandolin1 on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    Does this material …
    Does this material grip the road, wet or dry, as well as properly compounded rubber? is the car or bike more liable to skid? Footprint? Compliance to the road’s surface???

  6. By SpaceCookie69 on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    great idea, how …
    great idea, how much are these?

  7. By neotoy on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @bodunchar I always …
    @bodunchar I always ask the same question, and no one has a satisfactory answer: Why would you want to be shackled to maintaining something, when with a better design it can be maintenance free? Do people enjoy wasting their time on tedious chores? If so then why have an industrial revolution? We could all still be out there in the fields planting and harvesting by hand.

    No repairs ever. That’s my axiom.

  8. By bodunchar on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    Ah whats the #1 …
    Ah whats the #1 cause of flat tyres?
    Improper maintenance – worn tyres and incorrect pressure levels!
    Tubeless aren’t they heavy? Personal choice I guess. Probably weigh more than a pump and repair kit, plus loose a degree of control, but then how much time can you save cos you dont have to repair in the field!
    Thanks!

  9. By neotoy on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @Amerityreman Thank …
    @Amerityreman Thank you for joining the conversation. If there are any specific points of misinformation you’d like to address, please feel free to reply to any comment.

    Meanwhile, any news concerning the possible R&D of full sized, solid automobile tires using Amerityre technology?

  10. By Amerityreman on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    Wow, there are many …
    Wow, there are many strong opinions in this thread. There is also a total misunderstanding of Amerityre’s various products and technologies. I appreciate neotoy’s personal enthusiasm and interest in our products. It is very disrespectful and simply unfair to attack him with technical questions and misinformation. Almost none of the points I’ve read are accurate.

    I am happy to answer anyone’s specific questions.

    Let’s start over and form an intelligent conversation. Thank you-Amerityreman

  11. By spokehedz on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder Okay, …
    @sonyxploder Okay, good for you… I think you are the only person in america who has never had a tire go flat on them–otherwise the AAA wouldn’t be getting over 2,000 calls a day for tire-related service calls. But, good on you for never having a flat tire.

    I will agree with you that cars are too safe, which make people drive like morons and get into more accidents. But there is published scientific evidence to back that up, not just your anecdotal evidence that you get from who-knows-where.

  12. By spokehedz on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder So …
    @sonyxploder So what you are saying is that all the tire companies woulden’t jump on the chance to sell billions of NEW AND IMPROVED tires to the general public, using cheaper materials, that are also GREEN (buzzword of the decade), and offer a way for the general person to never change their tires, requiring them to go to a service center for professional installation, which means repeat forced business?

    I just don’t see why you are arguing, unless you own a rubber-tire manufacturing comp.

  13. By sonyxploder on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    Unlike most people …
    Unlike most people i know to pay attention to the road and whats going on around me so i can spot broken glass, nails, and other things that could puncture my tires. Solid tires would just makes everyone stupid and even more ignorant of their tires/vehicles just like: ABS, traction control, AWD. People get used to that stuff and rely on it way too much and when it breaks on them they don’t know how to handle their vehicle. Im fairly sure that these tires could never replace rubber tires 100%.

  14. By sonyxploder on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @spokehedz Im not …
    @spokehedz Im not running out of arguments. Did you factor in the cost of all this? Developing everything needed like equipment, ways to mass produce the tires in a short period of time, and getting all cars switched over? With the way most americans act and think, they won’t want to wait for their tires to set when they bring their vehicles in for servicing. Also for your “what if you never had another flat again? ” comment, i’ve never gotten a single flat.

  15. By spokehedz on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder I …
    @sonyxploder I already told you, a SPLIT RIM. Instead of a single solid rim for pneumatic tires, because they need a perfect seal, you have one that splits in half to put the tire on. They use these on forklifts now.

    Or, as I also previously stated, you form the tire directly into the wheel. The Urethane is an expanding foam which means you simply put the wheel into a mold, inject the foam, wait for it to set and remove the finished wheel.

    You are running out of arguments. I await your reply.

  16. By sonyxploder on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @spokehedz The …
    @spokehedz The automotive industry is way to big and greedy, they would never allow such a thing to happen. Whats your solution to getting those tires on the rims and keeping then there hmmm?

  17. By spokehedz on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder
    …
    @sonyxploder
    Someone once said that heavier than air craft would never fly.
    Someone once said that man would never land on the moon.
    Someone once said that we would never need more than 640K Ram in a computer.
    Someone once said that the world was flat.
    Someone once said we would never run out of Bison.

    All of those people have been wrong.

    You just said that we would never ride around on airless tires in automobiles.

    You will be wrong too. Just wait. Won’t be long now. Look up tweel.

  18. By sonyxploder on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @neotoy You were …
    @neotoy You were replying to me you goof. Don’t go harping on me just because im saying truth and i know what im talking about. Those tires might work on bikes but they won’t work on cars and they will never replace rubber tires. You know im right but you just won’t admit it.

  19. By neotoy on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder I can …
    @sonyxploder I can reply to whoever I want. I was just correcting the obvious misinformation you included in your reply to spokehedz. You’re the one who should stop being such a jackass and mouthing off at other people who commented on this video and actually had something constructive to say.

  20. By spokehedz on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder Wow… …
    @sonyxploder Wow… Are you angry or what?

    “How would you fit a solid tire to a rim hmmm?” You form it straight into the rim at the factory. Or, you use a split rim that bolts together… Like all the other vehicles that use airless tires.

    I said tube-based tire one single time, and I meant any tire filled with air as indicated by the three other times I said pneumatic.

    Nobody is saying ‘never check tires’ here, but what I am saying is what if you never had another flat again?

  21. By sonyxploder on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @neotoy Stop being …
    @neotoy Stop being such a retard and look at who posted before me you nugget. I mean really you have to be stupid to not notice that.

  22. By neotoy on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder 4 …
    @sonyxploder 4 month delay between comments? Rims are retarded, but whatever, the whole automobile industry is so backwards we’ll be extinct before the industry comes to its senses. Technically a tire is a tube, specifically a tubular torus; as is any circular extruded construct with an air cavity inside.

  23. By sonyxploder on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @spokehedz I Think …
    @spokehedz I Think you’re missing my point. It wouldn’t work on cars you retard. How would you fit a solid tire to a rim hmmm? Also checking the tire preriodicaly would be best for any kind of tire so you can keep track of whats going on with them like tears or cracks and the like. Also cars don’t use tubes you noob they are tubeless.

  24. By spokehedz on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    @sonyxploder Your …
    @sonyxploder Your argument is a strawman. You are missing the entire point of a airless tire with your “Do basic maintenance” spiel.

    You get no bulges, flats, blowouts, dryrot, or anything that could ever happen to the tires. So while yes, you SHOULD check your tires pneumatic–what if you didn’t have to? That is the point of these tires.

    The rolling resistance IS higher than a properly inflated tube-based tire. But it’s a much more consistent feel because the tires don’t heat up.

  25. By buckles10 on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    i live around …
    i live around desert and thers tons of goat heads i get flats allmost ever time. im goa get some of those.

  26. By jebustheone on Feb 19, 2011 | Reply

    SO this completely …
    SO this completely gets rid of the pneumatic system altogether (unlike the ‘tubeless’ UST tires). Basically like the solid child’s bike tires?

    I think this is an excellent idea; I rarely use my bike and when I do it is a ‘spur of the moment’ thing, soon to be ruined when I discover my tires are flat. I’d love to just grab my bike off the rack and go!

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