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O's Fan Rich
03-10-2005, 08:15 AM
http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html
Interesting .
de minimus
03-10-2005, 08:37 AM
http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html
Interesting .
They look difficult to "armour all".
blackf0rk
03-10-2005, 09:23 AM
I don't want to sound like I know it all, 'cause I don't, but that'll never come to the car market. It just looks too rediculous for it to catch on.

I can see it catching on in other markets though - like construction on that bobcat there. Great concept and Idea!
wchain
03-10-2005, 09:46 AM
I need some 22s in that design.... :rolleyes:
ncmm
03-10-2005, 10:37 AM
LEO's will need something better than stopsticks if this goes on
Patrick
03-10-2005, 10:54 AM
Interseting to say the least! The Ricers would be all over this!!!!
wchain
03-10-2005, 12:42 PM
LEO's will need something better than stopsticks if this goes on


remember when you used to put sticks in peoples bicycle spokes??
03marauder
03-10-2005, 02:52 PM
That's what I was thinking of, the sticks in bicycle spokes.
fastblackmerc
03-10-2005, 03:53 PM
That's what I was thinking of, the sticks in bicycle spokes.
How about baseball cards in the spokes? I under how many burnouts you can do with those??
TooManyFords
03-11-2005, 06:19 AM
It's a little early for April Fools spoofs, isn't it? And that catchy name.. TWEEL!

Weeeeee!

john
dwasson
03-11-2005, 07:37 AM
I can see one big problem right off. Let's say that you drive through some sticky mud or snow. Wouldn't the mud or snow that got through the spokes to the inside of the tread give you some balance problems?
metroplex
03-13-2005, 01:30 PM
Welcome to early 2005... That was revealed at the Auto Show IIRC. It's not a fake or a photochop.

There's no sidewall becuase they want to show you what's inside. A real production tire using this technology will have sealed sidewalls to prolong the life of the flexing material.