Hi. Once you go to market, what are your revenue goals for the first 5 years?

Hi Leonardo, as a pre-revenue startup we're not too keen on imagining exact 5 year projections. What I will say is that we expect to deliver thousands of units very early on to early adopters next year, for starters. The buzz with cyclists is instant (check out our press page for some early coverage). From there, fleet sales are a fast growth option, especially in an urban setting with durability concerns. You'll notice that one of our partners also produces electric scooters - the 3 major fl...

Hi Brain, I saw your new bicycle tire, which is really interesting. I life in the Netherlands, a bicycle country and most of the daily commute here in the Netherlands is done with a bicycle. One thing that is not quite obvious from you product video, is the tire pressure, or i...

Hi Marc, the final tire will have an integrated rubber (or similar) tread. Regarding the stiffness, we are working on some variable pressure designs. As you can imagine, you have to get a little clever with that in a solid tire, but there may be some ways...

Can you describe how the traction and efficiency compares to traditional tires?

Yes! Generally speaking we will have a lot of the same traction as a conventional tire, because we integrate rubber treads. That said, there are a couple of key advantages: 1) we're never under or over inflated 2) depending on the application, we can design the structure for a flatter footprint = more traction Regarding efficiency, we're targeting rolling resistance very close to a pneumatic tire. Our first prototype was on a 700c wheel, where we used one SMART tire, and one inflated to 100 P...

Is it noisier than a traditional tire? And do you reach an equivalent maximum rotational speed?

Unlike many other non-pneumatics, these tires are not noisy. For example the Tweel is quite loud (and actually gets debris stuck it in, whoops). I don't have a figure but maximum rotational speed offhand, but well beyond operational requirements.

What price point for bicycle tires are you looking to pitch at and are you expecting them to be a standard retrofit or would consumers need to buy a new wheel?

These will initially be at the high end of the market, but we're working on several tranches of cost reduction related to both materials and manufacturing. Please check out our FAQ for more details: https://wefunder.com/the.smart.tire.company/faq We intend to support retrofit for common sizes, as well as an integrated solution.

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