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Re:Tennis Balls Serve as Decent Bicycle Tires That Don’t Eas... by hanspragt on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:06PM (#35431292)
The balls are inserted into PVC rings, which are screwed to the hub, so they can't move. (In my mind this also means that the tire is made of PVC rings and that the balls serve more as decoration, but hey)
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Re:Tennis Balls Serve as Decent Bicycle Tires That Don’t Eas... by latchkey on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:44PM (#35431728)
Exactly! Surprised I had to read this far down for anyone to realize that little detail. To be fair, the balls kind of spread the covering tire out beyond the rings...
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