There's 'outer' tubes as well as inner tubes?? I was wondering what the big rubber things were in the packaging.... I think I'll wait for the fat bike version that will no doubt have six tubes in each tyre.
There are ghetto versions of this posted on MBTR though. I'll just wait a bit until other people get their hands on them and give procore a go, then I might splurge on the real thing as I can't be bothered with the faff that goes with ghetto anything.
Walleater, just for comparison a stans no tube kit retails for nearly 50 quid. It is a bit on the high side, but I should imagine it will eventually come down once Schwalbe have recouped their costs.
I won't complain about new developments that don't require me changing my forks, wheels and frame that might actually give me a discernible performance and durability benefit (snake bite and burping protection).
walleater, I was wondering that as well. thought you had the inner tube and then a 'tubeless' tyre.
s'lot of money. 😕
£150 for two inner tubes, two inner 'tyres', and two special valves. What do you think the R&D costs were for the project? Fancy getting a quote on the tooling for all that? And filing all the international patents... Once you've sold someone a Procore kit it doesn't look like it'll wear out like tyres do, so you can't expect to sell as large a quantity.
What's the main cause of flats in DH racing? I doubt it's thorns on a track that's being ridden and walked repeatedly. I'd bet that the vast majority of the time it's pinch flats. Procore should prevent this and allow lower pressure without rim dings or burping. Fort Bill 2014 - of the three quickest women, Manon, Rachel & Emmeline, only one got to the bottom without a flat in the final. And she had a prototype Procore system.
Did anyone running a prototype Procore system last season get a flat?
Rosebikes showing them at £129, available in 2 weeks apparently.
Very interested to hear any experiences of this stuffs.
The other benefit that doesn't seem to have been mentioned is that a flat in a race will obviously deflate the tyre, but Procore holds the beads on to the rim. This way you can still get to the bottom and finish your run without dropping as much time as on a conventional system.
