NEW "SEE THRU" TIRES

[bparker]

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.

They had a set 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

SCAN DOWN & SEE.

These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin. It will be awhile before they are available to the automotive industry.

[bparker]

[RazM]

Here's an offroad version.

Cool idea, they look kinda odd, maybe they could figure out a way to cap the sides to give the tires some mass.

One issue, how the hell are we supposed to 'air down' with these? Only one set density doesn't sound right, although the one pictured is conforming to those rocks pretty well.

[bparker]

Wow i am really curious as to when they will make it to the market...

[BlueHUMMERH2]

Well, at least they won't puncture...

[mdoyle]

The biggest problem I see is the least little bit of ice or mud collecting inside is going to wreak havoc on the balance. Just imagine constantly cleaning those ribs out.

I would also guess cornering performance would suffer without sidewalls to distribute the loading, but who knows?

[DennisAJC]

I saw that on Discovery 4 years ago. LOL!

[CO Hummer]

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[DennisAJC]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

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That, however, does not get old.

[bparker]

Yea you would think conering would be affected but how it would feel "in the seat" i am not sure.. I would have to feel more squishy or unsettled.

Originally Posted by mdoyle

The biggest problem I see is the least little bit of ice or mud collecting inside is going to wreak havoc on the balance. Just imagine constantly cleaning those ribs out.

I would also guess cornering performance would suffer without sidewalls to distribute the loading, but who knows?

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

and I just spent most of a month trying and choosing a portable 12volt air compressor...

RYD

[bparker]

Dont worry you can still use it on your blowup dolls

[KenP]

That's pretty cool. I've never seen it before.

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by bparker

Dont worry you can still use it on your blowup dolls

CHIT !

Your right, thanks

RYD

[bparker]

shat the repost police got me again..

Dam KenP that was almost a year ago.. I guess they didnt test out too well or you would have thought we would have seen them by now in public or at least in a rap video....

[KenP]

Originally Posted by bparker

shat the repost police got me again..

Dam KenP that was almost a year ago.. I guess they didnt test out too well or you would have thought we would have seen them by now in public or at least in a rap video....

Yep. Now go slap that reposted penguin some more.

[3Hummer]

My mom gets flat tires every two weeks! i might need to tell her to get these!