Tires of the future?

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Someone sent me this today. These tires would need some extra cleaning and care.
Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.
They had a pair 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.These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin. It will be awhile before they are available to the automotive industry.

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Dosn't seem to have enough rubber to them..I wonder what type of ride they produce and how many bent/warped rims..

btw, in Chicago the officers don't use spikes they shoot the driver ;)
 
joe.p said:
Dosn't seem to have enough rubber to them..I wonder what type of ride they produce and how many bent/warped rims..

btw, in Chicago the officers don't use spikes they shoot the driver ;)
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Joe

The tire is glued / attached to the rim and the rims gives real good so the rim will bend....I've seen this posted here before

Kind of funny looking to me
 
Thats way old news. i seen them pics years ago. I haven't heard anything about them coming out though. IMO they are useless,the only thing they would be good for is driving in a straight line. You sure won't see any guys pimping that style at the local mudhole or trail. They wouldn't look good paired up with a nice chrome wheel either.
 
Look how it corners in the pic above. Looks almost like a flat tire. Bet gas mileage with those will be a PITA.......
Plus, if you laod down your car/truck with some weight.......

I say no.....never will happen.....
And if they do....I'll never purchase...
 
TexasTB said:
Look how it corners in the pic above. Looks almost like a flat tire. Bet gas mileage with those will be a PITA.......
Plus, if you laod down your car/truck with some weight.......

I say no.....never will happen.....
And if they do....I'll never purchase...
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Think of the $$ you'll save on tire dressing ;)
 
No one has stopped to imagine that maybe they'd cover the outside part with rubber wall and only leave the inside with the openin to maybe repair stems, ect.

i doubt that wouls stop regular tires from being used as low profile tires would not be available.

joy
 
Those have been in the experimental stage for a while. The sidewalls were removed for photo purposes. I wonder if they ever will actually be for sale?
 
this is really old news!
i think that they have also tried it on the segway and it worked out quite well.
 
If the rubber is glued to the rim, or permenantly attached, that would mean you would have to buy new tires/rims.....Think that would be costly.
 
It might happen, but need I remind us that cars of the future will hover so what's the point??

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As for high performance low profile tires... Bridgestone already makes(made) one that can run 100+ miles without air -- they call(ed) it the Run Flat. I had the oppertunity to test drive Calloway Corvettes back in the late 80's or early 90's with them and honestly could not tell the diffrence between the flat tires and the filled ones.
 
Keep in mind that it is Michelin that is working on it.
If it is ever released, it will probably be something that works.
Now, price may be an entirly different matter. :)

Charles
 
This is just my opinion but damn those things are hideous looking. And the Tire is glued and attached to the rim, makes it sound very similar to the re-treads they allow on tractor trailers, and you constantly see those lying all over the place.
 
Stephan said:
And the Tire is glued and attached to the rim
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Isn't the tread "glued" to the carcass of a conventional tire? I think it is a special process, but I think the tread is still a separate item that is attached to the carcass of the tire.

Charles
 
CharlesW said:
Isn't the tread "glued" to the carcass of a conventional tire? I think it is a special process, but I think the tread is still a separate item that is attached to the carcass of the tire.

Charles
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Yeah I think you're right.


They're still hideous though.
 
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