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Got this email today, possible a load of codswallop, but thought id share it nonetheless...........




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...
B. no more air compressors at gas stations...
C. no more repair kits...
D. no more flats...
SCAN DOWN & SEE.

These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin.

Edited by joeybaby83 on 16th Jun, 2008.

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Is this the Tweel?

Saw it on a few cars in photoshoots, don't know if anything will come of it as don't the hubs have to be changed if you want to fit them?

Tony

Saw this a couple of years ago in an Issue of MaxPower(don't ask)
Don't think anything will come of it but we'll see

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Ha, that'll fuck the Chavs and their 30 profile tyres

just look how ugly they are on that Audi

Oh and back to less than a 14" rim on a car that size, Where will they put the brakes? Inboard?

Edited by Sprocket on 17th Jun, 2008.

i think they are genuine, i read something about them ages ago, but can't remember where. Like look like normal tyres when they have the sidewalls on lol

Very old story. Interesting, but still no news on it...

What i find interesting - and the engineers amongst you will agree - is consider if tubless tyres hadn't been invented, and someone (today) came up with the idea of using a u-shaped piece of moulded rubber circumfrentially around a shaped steel rim, and filling it with compressed air, and designing this whole thing so it's be good for 90, 110, 140, 160, etc mph....

Imagine being on the FMEA team on that one...

personally i dont think they will catch on as they look pap with wheels being there

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i work for michelin and have not heard anything about these, i will have to ask around, see if anyone knows any info. we had some weird solid type of car tyres in a year or so ago, they never caught on! suprisingly.

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