The document summarizes research into developing an airless bicycle tire. It discusses the underlying physics of friction and contact stresses. It evaluates 7 material options based on material properties and cost. An analytic hierarchy process is used to rank the materials, with hydrogenated nitrile scoring highest. Conventional machining and compression molding are identified as the best processes to shape the tire, which should be made of synthetic rubber in a solid 3D shape between 25-40mm thick and weighing 1.5-3.5kg.