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Solid Tyres
solid
- Strongly built or made of strong materials; not flimsy or slender
- Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- Having three dimensions
- characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
tyres
- A rubber covering, typically inflated or surrounding an inflated inner tube, placed around a wheel to form a flexible contact with the road
- (tyre) Sur: a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
- A tire (in American English) or tyre (in British English) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground.
- A strengthening band of metal fitted around the rim of a wheel
- (tyre) tire: hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"
Singer Safety Bicycle c1888
Drive chain on a Singer "Saftey" Bicycle from around 1888. This is one of the last models to be produced with solid tyres. On Display in the Museum of Transport in Glasgow. Rough rider !
The solid tyred Van Schothorst rim off the burnt Cameo (previous photo) looks a little worse for wear.
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