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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:10 AM |
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The tyre of the future
The tyre of the future by Michelin.
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These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon.
The bad news for Police and other law enforcement is that stinger spikes will not work on these.
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 flat tires.
E. Less expensive and more money in the driver's pocket.
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carpmart
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:19 AM |
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This was the tyre of the future even several years back when I first saw it! 
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by carpmart
This was the tyre of the future even several years back when I first saw it!
LOL, beat me to it, when it was posted on here a couple years ago, it was old then!!!
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nick205
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:31 AM |
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That's been around for sometime, several years IIRC.
If (and it may well be for all I know) that's the way tyres go I can't see manufacturer's leaving them open like that. Too much
potential for stuff to get trapped in the "spokes" IMO.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:37 AM |
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Imagine having to clean sh1t out of all them gaps. Bloody hell!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:38 AM |
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yeah driving over gravel would collect stones to later hurl at following cars. That design is based on apollo prototype moon buggy wheels I have seen
before
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smart51
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:38 AM |
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I thought the Twheel was intended to have side walls to keep debris out but was demoed without sidewalls so you could see what it was about.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 11:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
I thought the Twheel was intended to have side walls to keep debris out but was demoed without sidewalls so you could see what it was about.
well I'd be happy about that then. Just need a decent price and type approval
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02GF74
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:19 PM |
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New? The Romans had them on their racing chariots.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:20 PM |
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Indeed, it was featured in "Eureka" magazine IIRC when I was an undergrad some 8ish years back?
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Benzine
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:22 PM |
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LCB - jan 05
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
LCB - jan 05
and again in 06
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=46948
with the same photos
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A1
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:34 PM |
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looks kinda silly...way too much give in the sidewalls...
okay, they aint really sidewalls...but you know what i mean
[Edited on 21/3/11 by A1]
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jossey
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:41 PM |
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Michelin announced this new tyre wheel combo in 2005.
since then they realised the manufacturing of the wheels would cost billions and the end user would be paying over £1000 for a set off wheels.
second is that no government body had a way of testing these to be compliant as this is tested by strength of side wall and a few other things.
I really would have liked to see these on the market but the wheels will be costly so you would take 100,000 miles to be comparable to the cost of
normal tyres on your current wheels.
thought i would put my 2 penneth in as michelin are my customer and i asked them about it a few years back....
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Liam
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:42 PM |
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Lol - so old
Hmmm - let's replace air pressure with squishy spokes. Well I can see advantages and disadvantages. I guess the disadvantages are greater or
I'd be rolling on Tweels right now. Good to see active innovative R&D though.
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RickRick
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 12:58 PM |
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the sidewalls probably wouldn't deforme during cornering though, just over lumps so maybe there could be performance benefits too
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Liam
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 01:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RickRick
the sidewalls probably wouldn't deforme during cornering though, just over lumps so maybe there could be performance benefits too
That and no requirement to maintain air pressure (and no variation of it with temp) are the advantages I had in mind. Not that maintaining pressure
and lateral sidewall deflection seem to be massive problems with current tyres. Disadvantages I can think of include cost, installation and the biggy,
imho: fatigue life of those squishy spokes.
[Edited on 21/3/11 by Liam]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 03:17 PM |
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The other problem i can see is what will happen to low profiles? There would be much less give so would be incridibly bumpy
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 21/3/11 at 03:27 PM |
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Isn't that the case anyway? Low profile tyres tend to have stiffer sidewalls and much less to compress?
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