What's holding you back?
Tire Balls History
Wade Summers, a motorcycle enthusiast and engineer, strove to overcome the weight and longevity issues of the foam insert and the vulnerability of single inner tubes in off-road vehicles. Wade showed that a flat-proof system that used multiple air cells had vastly superior performance characteristics to solid or gel alternatives. After years of development the product was introduced in the summer of 2003 for both ATVs and motorcycles.
Wade Summers
Inventor of Tire Balls
Scott Summers
69 Overall National Victories
Wade Summers, a motorcycle enthusiast and engineer, strove to overcome the weight and longevity issues of the foam insert and the vulnerability of single inner tubes in off-road vehicles. Wade showed that a flat-proof system that used multiple air cells had vastly superior performance characteristics to solid or gel alternatives. After years of development the product was introduced in the summer of 2003 for both ATVs and motorcycles.
Enhanced Suspension
Your vehicle’s suspension performance is enhanced by eliminating air transfer away from the tire’s contact patch upon obstacle impact. In a conventional tube or tubeless tire, air moves away from the impact zone, creating the “bounce effect” – and possibly causing rim contact. With Tire Balls, the individual air cells progressively increase in air pressure at the point of contact, resulting in a smoother ride, while protecting your rim.
Tire Balls are individually inflated air cells that can improve your tire’s performance in tough situations
★Tire Balls increase traction, enhance suspension, improve sidewall stability vs. lateral pressure and give you run-flat protection
★Tire Balls are made of a light weight urethane that is 10x more puncture resistant than a heavy duty tube
★The Tire Ball Air Inflation System consists of multiple air cells, so if your tire is punctured you can continue to ride/work. Pinch Flat no problem!
★Each Tire Ball has a valve similar to a basketball and is simply inflated by a standard needle
★Tire Balls are made to retro fit most current
wheel/tire assemblies.
When TireBalls hit an object,
the individual air cells progressively increase in air pressure.
When a Non-TireBalls tire hits an object, all the air transfers away from the tire’s contact patch, then back - creating the bounce effect.
Just How difficult it is to fit.
Tire Ball is no more difficult to install than that of a conventional mousse, extra time of approximatly 10 minutes is taken to inflate the individual cells to the desired pressure. Don't just take our word for it, watch how Max Gerston does it from Stillwell Performace, entirely an independant review!
How does Tire Balls compare to Mousse & HD tubes?
Will you believe that Tire Balls actually weighs less than a heavy duty tube? What do other riders have to say about this? Listen to Mike Sigeti in this independant review.
Who has tested Tire Balls in South Africa?
Scott Scheepers introduced Tire Balls at the 2015 Umzumbe Extreme in the KZN, South Africa.
Arguably the most extreme event in Africa, Umzumbe takes its toll on the most hardnenned of extreme sportsman and their machines; from a field of 120 riders less than 25 finished the 35 km event, that took just over 6 hours for Scott to complete.
Scott required maximum grip, minimum slip and NO flats! To achieve this he set the Tire Balls at the lowest posible pressure, fitted 23 Balls, a rim lock and paired it to a Batt Blue Label Tyre.
After hamering the bike and himself for over 6 hours he came in at 7th position! An exhuasted Scott had this to say "Tire Balls at 0.5 Bar... Sorted!"
Upon inspection, only one Cell was damaged, you bound to pinch your tyre here and there on these events with such low pressures. One cell damaged, not bad at all!
Bottom line, Tire Balls rocked the Umzumbe, Scott is still running on the same set of Tire Balls and is busy preparing to take on the Roof of Africa on the same Balls he used at the Umzumbe Extreme. Prooving that Tire Balls will out last your tyres and, the competition!
