I found and thought I would share the knowledge.


Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.
They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.[/CENTER]



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
a... no more air compressors at gas stations
a... 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.

 

these were radically new like 3 years ago.

 

this got sent to me at work and I was not sure if this was already spread across the world, so I posted it anyways

 

yea they are def. cool though!

 

those r prolly the ugliest things ive ever seen....

but the good thing thing is u really dont have to worry about bending a rim or poping a tire

 

X2

 

They dont seem really reliable and if there is a way to improve the looks a little that wouldn't be a bad idea at all. Why dont they just give them a sidewall? That's what I really dont like about them

 

That car moving looks so weird, looks like its not even a car.

 

It's definitely interesting...

 

i dont think its going to work, they are going to ride so shitty

 

they ride bad and they are known to break down after a period of time... they tried to come out with them a few year ago, but were unsuccessful

 

the only plus i would see is weight but does it weigh much less? and they are dog **** ugly

 

you wouldnt be able to go 5 feet in the snow with those....

 

i thought that was introduced as a "run flat" tire so if you popped a tire the car wouldnt run off the road. Am i wrong?

 

guys, I'm sure they'll have sidewalls, I'm thinking it was just to show off the technology haha.

 

Something about riding on abunch of plastic spokes really bugs me....

 

Too bad you need 8" brake rotors to fit inside those rims... LOL

 

ewwww.... No thanks im good!

 

well with some of the new nano fibers they are working on they would be able to do that with a hard form of rubber... down side is the ride will be much rougher. But for the auto X'ers here.... there should be a grip gain cause the tires wont roll... I am sure they will be promptly banned :P

 

lol i thought i was the only one thats seen them b4

 

yep posted on michelin's forum may 2005

 

those look expensive lol.

 

different.