Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have, for the first time, provided concrete figures on the abrasion of mountain bike tyres in off-road conditions. Their findings contribute to a better understanding of the global microplastic cycle. They report on their research in the journal „Science of The Total Environment“.
@Fingolfinz @anindefinitearticle and only replaces the tubes, it still needs to be retread at some interval. So ‘lasts the life of the bike’ is a bit misleading…?
(Just going by the linked article)
Thank you for the clarification, I’m definitely not qualified to make any claims on it
Oh! My bad. It replaces the innertube for the live of the bicycle. I misread the claim. Thanks for clarifying.