New Tire Technology, no more air...

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Ken
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New Tire Technology, no more air...

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Radical!

http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/michel ... design.htm

What do you think? Will you buy some?

Will they be the tire of the future?
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Any dirt will nock those wheels out of balance.Those ribs will get a lot of mechanical and thermal stress. would love to see life time numbers.
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Imagine driving this in snow
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Post by akbarri »

that TWEEL work's PERFECTLY on the offroad or a bomb challange.

Michelin Tweel Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7gANJWRWIs

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A stone flung out could realy take out a windshield.
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Post by Dan »

OSULLY wrote:A stone flung out could realy take out a windshield.
that seems to happen quite often anyway,with standard tires,at least around here on these freeways.
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