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Jager 02-01-2012 08:29 PM
Airless Tires
 
Anyone want to try these on the track?

Michelin's Revolutionary Airless Tires - YouTube

MileHighBoxster 02-01-2012 08:43 PM
Talk about reducing unsprung weight. Sign me up for a test set. ;) They do, to me, loose a bit of cool factor from an appearance perspective.

tonycarreon 02-02-2012 03:26 AM
i saw an interview with the CEO last year and he mentioned they were working on "covering" the wheel so that it would be indistinguishable from a normal tire. the hollow ones were r&d and promotional ones.

san rensho 02-02-2012 03:50 AM
Great concept, but it looks like high speed applications are pretty far in the future, if possible at all.

madmods 02-02-2012 04:24 AM
Seen those, spoke to a rep about them, the thing is: "they don't turn" and will never. Big fail for comon vehicles however 'potential' for military and construction use only

2003S 02-02-2012 02:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by san rensho (Post 276765)
Great concept, but it looks like high speed applications are pretty far in the future, if possible at all.
Looks like they are to hit the market this year...

thstone 02-03-2012 09:17 PM
Looks like it might still be ahead of its time (or just still not fully developed - not sure which).

Johnny Danger 02-04-2012 02:09 AM
They'd make a nice hemorrhoid ring .


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