New Tire Design

[Ricky]

so i was watching the discovery channel and it was that new car show. well i cought the end of a segment and they showed a tire called the tweel. it doesn't use air. more like will its hard to explain. but i got a link with a little pic.


http://www.michelinman.com/difference/r ... 2005a.html (http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html)

[Ricky]

http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_006.JPG

http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_007.JPG

http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_008.JPG

http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_010.JPG

[lil krumm]

been out for a few years. can you buy them yet? or are they still testing?

[sLoWnStEaDy]

UHM... besides the fact they are UGLY!! I wonder what would happen during a hard launch?

[Scott]

yeah I wanna the pictures of those during a panic stop, or a good launch..

[Ricky]

been out for a few years. can you buy them yet? or are they still testing?

dont know i i just saw the last 30 seconds. im not a fan of them so i wont be buying it

[ZEE]

Seen those about a year ago on TV. They were doing the slolom test and a few other tests. They seem to react and handle pretty much like a regular tire. Too much out of the ordinary for me.

[TbTalon94]

plus they look rediculously ugly.

[ZEE]

^
I concur

[krustindumm]

those are 'show' tires, production tires would likely have cosmetic sidewalls. Without sidewalls there is no place for the manufactureer to stick there logo, and rocks/debris could get in the spokes.

I like them much better than regular tires. Infinite latteral stiffnes would help cornering.The lack of a structural side wall should improve tire wear (never too low or high of pressure), and grip. Under a drag launch or panic stop it looks like the spokes would flatten out from the radial load and increase the contact patch.