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Old 03-25-2019, 03:37 PM   #12
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Default Re: [AtE] Bicycling in the Post-Apocalypse

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Originally Posted by SteamBub View Post
And a side note, can't cork be a replacement for rubber tires? Wouldn't lining the outside of a wooden wheel with cork help?

You'd need something layered on the outside of the cork or it'd only last a few km--cork is soft and crumbly. But leather can do this job.

You'll still be replacing the leather and cork a few times a year.


Something like Nexo tyres cast from natural rubber mixed with soot would actually do a pretty good job and probably last a year each.
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