This being a kickstarter makes it a non-starter for me but it looks pretty promising: Hopefully they work great and become popular.

    • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      They are not pneumatic: The metal structure gives them their shape and resilience, no air pressure needed.

      Are they any good? No idea.

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      Looks like they are using a nickel titanium alloy for the shape and some exotic polymer for the covering. So, yeah non-pneumatic.

      The current cost to own a pair is quite high and really unlikely to come down significantly in price though

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        If this actually takes off, price should come down substantially.

        Kickstarters aren’t known for manufacturing prowess or efficiencies of scale.

        Given the materials it’ll always be expensive, but there’s a lot of room to come down if these are sold in the 10s or 100s of millions