How do Air Free tires compare to rubber, air-filled tires?
In most cases, Air Free tires compare favorably and can satisfy just about every cycling application. While we may call the Air Free tires “solid” or “airless,” the tires actually are made of dense polyurethane foam that traps millions of microscopic air cells – so the truth is, they have a fair amount of air in them. We created these tires to imitate the most popular types of rubber tires on the market, so you’ll see the tread patterns and shapes and sizes are similar. For example, our Airless 700 X 20 Daytona TT tire is designed to imitate a street-type rubber tire in the 700 x 20 to 700 x 23 range. Both tires would be slick and fast and fairly hard, without a whole lot of give, because the rubber tire would be inflated to about 120 PSI and our tire is designed to feel and look just like that type of tire.
