chevysoldier Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Wow.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zu7GVfx6Ng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Nifty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Pretty cool. I thought tires were expensive now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1000ride Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Sorry, by the time they figure that tech out we will have flying cars and tires won't be needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiomike Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Michelin's new tire technology... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yes, we've all see Tron.. same concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 The airless tire concept is nothing new, but some other neat ideas in there. I'm still waiting for our printed sidewalls to become commercially available. I think there would be a decent amount of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Michelin's new tire technology...Yeah, I've seen the tweel, but I just found out that it's 75+ year old tech!http://blog.modernmechanix.com/rubber-spokes-give-bounce-to-airless-safety-tires/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20121029/NEWS/121029916/michelin-tweel-for-skid-steers-launched-updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiomike Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yeah, I've seen the tweel, but I just found out that it's 75+ year old tech!http://blog.modernmechanix.com/rubber-spokes-give-bounce-to-airless-safety-tires/Just doesn't look too good to me. I saw a video of it going over a curb and the rim and spoke portion seems to contort to the shape of the curb it was going over. Still doesn't look like much cushion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 The magnetic hub idea is interesting, but I wonder how that would work on a drive wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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