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The problem is that it lasts the lifetime of the bike
@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
I guess it went over your head. I’m saying that a company won’t make it because capitalism rules everything so since this is something that would be helpful for the consumer, it’s bad for capitalism.
Reduces waste and profit, that is a no-no.
Think of the poor shareholders!