• He passed out some freebie “Night Crawler” rear derailleur cable covers he got from one of his suppliers as a bonus with an order when their cardboard pieces got all bleached out or delaminated from the plastic bubbles.
• He also passed around several flat-proof solid foam tires from Amerityre. They were in a rather gaudy yellow, and the sizes he had were 16 x 1.95 and 20 x 1.95. For solid tires they weren't too heavy, but it remains to be seen how they ride and how hard they are to mount on rims.
• Of more interest perhaps were Maxxis Hookworm tires in 16 (305) x 53 mm, 20 (405) x 53 mm, and 26 x 2.50 (!).The new 26” is lighter and more flexible than previous Hookworms, which should help their ride and rolling resistance. They are rated at 65 psi but Carl thinks they can easily handle 100 psi. (though Mark says high pressure is not desirable with fatter section tires like these).
• Finally, he had an E-force scooter tire in one of those odd scooter sizes (12 ½ x 2 ¼) that might have application in low racers, trikes, kids bikes, etc.

Mark also mentioned that he has been trolling on E-Bay for interesting Sturmey-Archer hubs, but some of them can be quite pricey. He saw a rare ASC (?) model 3-speeed fixed hub recently, but the bidding was already at $290 and rising!