Radical new tyre design

Lottie · Jul 11, 2006

Really weird just pinched this off another forum im on, not sure how true it is:

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.
They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.

These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon.
The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these tires.

This is what great R&D will do, and just think of the impact on existing technology:

a... no more air valves
a... no more air compressors at gas stations
a... no more repair kits SCAN DOWN & SEE.
These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin.

Harv · Jul 11, 2006

:shock: So much for low profile tyres :lol:

Riddler · Jul 11, 2006

They've been around a while, they were dubbed "Tweels":

http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html

spm · Jul 11, 2006

Riddler said:
They've been around a while, they were dubbed "Tweels":

http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html

Sure I saw those at least 2 years ago.

spm · Jul 11, 2006

Looks like you would severly fook your rim if you hit a pot hole fast.

he-man · Jul 12, 2006

Those will be great, until you drive through some gravel then shot blast the side of your car as it scopes it up. I guess the real model will have side walls.

Welsh-Rich · Jul 18, 2006

Sure they will come with sidewalls - but they could save a fair bit if they can make them stiff & grippy enough to use on performance cars 8)

Friendy · Jul 18, 2006

Welsh-Rich said:
Sure they will come with sidewalls - but they could save a fair bit if they can make them stiff & grippy enough to use on performance cars 8)

Would it be a case of just altering the stiffness of the rubber blades

Welsh-Rich · Jul 19, 2006

Friendy said:
Welsh-Rich said:

Sure they will come with sidewalls - but they could save a fair bit if they can make them stiff & grippy enough to use on performance cars 8)

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Would it be a case of just altering the stiffness of the rubber blades

I'd have thought so....wou;dn't have thought it would be too difficult either.

Although I'm useless when it comes to tyres :lol:

Radical new tyre design

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