Robert William Thomson

Lower Lake Mary, Flagstaff Arizona



Ever heard of him? Most people haven't, but we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Mr. Thomson was an inventor and bike builder who, in 1845, created the very FIRST pneumatic (air filled) tire. This was done forty three years before John Dunlop's tires were produced (1888), and even before Andre Michelin's rendition for horseless carriages.
Pneumatic tires are what give the bike sucha pleasant feel on the road and trail, allowing lower pressures and thus more cushion and isolation from the road. If he were alive today, he'd probably be in cahoots with Jim Wannamaker and the peeps over at KENDA TIRE in Ohio!

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