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Old 11-09-2005, 09:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New from Michelin: Tires with no air or any sidewalls

someone sent this to me and I did some looking on the site and cannot believe what I'm looking at...

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http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html


Radical New Tire design by Michelin

Check these out.

Thought you might like to see the next generation of tires. They had a pair at the

Philadelphia Car show.

Attached are pictures of the new Michelin tires.

These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon.

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










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Old 11-09-2005, 10:06 PM   #2 (permalink)
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i remember seeing a thing about these tires being under development a couple years ago... i thought they were really cool then...

it is a bit weird seeing through the tires on the car... but i could get used to it.
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Old 11-09-2005, 10:19 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Those were making the show rounds a few years ago. They weren't claiming them as anything beyond a concept. "Much testing remains." I remember most of us were skeptical. Cold weather flex, flat spotting, etc. Kudos if they've nailed it.

I won't relish the thought of cleaning the spokes.
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Old 11-10-2005, 07:26 AM   #4 (permalink)
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That's amazing. Perhaps I'll have to explain to my grandchildren what a "flat tire" is...

I would imagine that in production form the spokes would be covered by a protective layer of rubber that gave the tires a similar appearance to a conventional tire, but that's just me.
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Old 11-10-2005, 07:51 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Very interesting. A "tweel" eh?
Seeing through the tire is kind of strange.
Amazing what the French can do when they aren't stopping riots. (...joking.)

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I would imagine that in production form the spokes would be covered by a protective layer of rubber that gave the tires a similar appearance to a conventional tire, but that's just me
I was thinking the same thing. A protective cover -- the rubber 'spokes' look vulnerable.
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Old 11-10-2005, 09:07 AM   #6 (permalink)
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If they work, I can't wait for some performance motorcycle tweels. If you don't have to worry about air pressure, flat tires, or getting the friggin' things off the rims...

That would be amazing.
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Old 11-10-2005, 11:06 AM   #7 (permalink)
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http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=84099

Cool concept, would eliminate flat tires, and morons driving with 5 psi in the tires

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Old 11-10-2005, 11:21 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Those are weird looking. Cool invention, but still weird looking.
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Old 11-10-2005, 11:56 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Watch your paint on gravel roads.

I'd like to know more about the materials. Using plastics instead of air means the rigidity and ride will be vulnerable to temperature changes. That they're air-cooled instead of enclosed means they'll stay near ambient instead of warming. Might be good for competition but I still question them for a daily driver anywhere that sees real winters.
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Old 11-10-2005, 12:27 PM   #10 (permalink)
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one of the things i thought of when i saw these was snow, slush and that could get in there and unbalance it, but then after thinking it over, at any real rpm nothing is staying, and at low rpm balance doesnt mean much. also, i could think that there will be some sort of fashion covers, like hubcaps, but nylon to go over the sides.
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Old 11-10-2005, 12:36 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Looks cool, i think they would have a hard time bringing it to market though. Strange concept and people won't believe their safe. A long up hill battle if you ask me, for them to catch on.
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Old 11-10-2005, 01:15 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Looks cool, i think they would have a hard time bringing it to market though. Strange concept and people won't believe their safe. A long up hill battle if you ask me, for them to catch on.
covering the sidewalls would suffice... make them look like normal tires..

call them like runflats2.0 or neverflats and charge extra... once people see the fact they don't have to have a spare nor change tires ever... they'll come around.
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Old 11-10-2005, 05:20 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I expect there to be some type of defect in the new tires, if not a flat something else. It is like a better battery, or a new lightbulb that cannot break easily, it is just not in the interest in the company to make them.
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Old 11-10-2005, 05:57 PM   #14 (permalink)
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It is like a better battery, or a new lightbulb that cannot break easily, it is just not in the interest in the company to make them.
They'll still wear out like any other tire and have to be replaced. But in the meantine you wouldn't have to worry about flats. The tire companies have nothing to gain from making sure tires go flat.
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Old 11-11-2005, 12:36 PM   #15 (permalink)
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They'll still wear out like any other tire and have to be replaced. But in the meantine you wouldn't have to worry about flats. The tire companies have nothing to gain from making sure tires go flat.
By allowing flats to be possible, it allows for more sales.
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Old 11-11-2005, 02:46 PM   #16 (permalink)
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If someone has a tire go flat, they'll be less likely to buy a tire of the same type and even manufacturer. Tires that go flat are dangerous, and dangerous products don't make good business sense. Nearly all replacement tires are for worn tires, not flats.
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Old 11-11-2005, 02:53 PM   #17 (permalink)
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If someone has a tire go flat, they'll be less likely to buy a tire of the same type and even manufacturer. Tires that go flat are dangerous, and dangerous products don't make good business sense. Nearly all replacement tires are for worn tires, not flats.
I fall into the nearly category then, as one sunday I got a flat and had to replace 2 tires since @ 20,000 miles since it was sidewall damage on 1 tire.

I bought the same manfac and model to match the rest that were on the car. As you go to higher end tires, chances are you'll keep the same model and brand as the costs go upwards.
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Old 11-11-2005, 06:35 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I fall into the nearly category then, as one sunday I got a flat and had to replace 2 tires since @ 20,000 miles since it was sidewall damage on 1 tire.

I bought the same manfac and model to match the rest that were on the car. As you go to higher end tires, chances are you'll keep the same model and brand as the costs go upwards.
You're absolutely right. I was mostly referring to lower-end tires, where selling lots of replacement tires for flats could conceivably result in highter profits- but there is so much competition at that level that it is not a good business model.

Higher quality tires will get replaced by the same thing, usually- but they probably shouldn't go flat too often .
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Old 11-11-2005, 07:26 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Usually when I have a flat it costs me 7 bucks to have it patched instead of replaced. :shrug: Also I've never noticed any difference between the brand of tire and the number of flats I’ve had. And one really can’t hold the tire manufacture responsible for getting a nail or some other object in a tire. Separated belts on the other hand…
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Old 11-11-2005, 10:25 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Those are cool looking...no more curbing
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Old 11-13-2005, 08:18 AM   #21 (permalink)
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If someone has a tire go flat, they'll be less likely to buy a tire of the same type and even manufacturer. Tires that go flat are dangerous, and dangerous products don't make good business sense. Nearly all replacement tires are for worn tires, not flats.
This makes no sense to me. Every flat I've gotten has been due to a puncture. That would happen whether it was a $40 General or a $240 Michelin... When I get a flat I usually replace two tires and the make depends on how happy I was with the originals.
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Old 11-14-2005, 08:28 PM   #22 (permalink)
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So what happens when you run over a nail in one of these things?
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Old 11-14-2005, 08:39 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Upon reading this, I immediately thought of the following:

RadiKS Mark IV smartwheels: sprockets (hub w/ spokes), adjust to terrain, sonar, laser rangefinding, millimeter-wave radar

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Old 11-15-2005, 08:18 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Wow, if this works it will be one of the biggest innovations in automotive history. Here's to hoping...
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Old 11-15-2005, 09:38 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Nifty! I'd like to see these run on F1 cars or some other such high performance racing series. That would really help sell the public on their reliablity etc...
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Old 11-15-2005, 02:44 PM   #26 (permalink)
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That sucks, Lets see a Baja Claw Version.
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Old 11-15-2005, 02:52 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Can I stick a playing card through the spokes?
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Old 11-15-2005, 02:56 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I still believe that's going to be their biggest headache. Rocks & mud will get into the spoke areas and mess with balance. Cosmetic covers won't prevent anything but polite intrusions unless they're molded to the tread.
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Old 11-15-2005, 04:27 PM   #29 (permalink)
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I still believe that's going to be their biggest headache. Rocks & mud will get into the spoke areas and mess with balance. Cosmetic covers won't prevent anything but polite intrusions unless they're molded to the tread.
They're not going to be sold like this. It's just to show off the concept. Any marketable tire is going to look normal (at least for a while).
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Old 11-15-2005, 04:40 PM   #30 (permalink)
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They're not going to be sold like this. It's just to show off the concept. Any marketable tire is going to look normal (at least for a while).
Ah, well color me stupid. I didn't seen that in their information. Their dog & pony people didn't mention anything but cosmetic wheel-attached covers when these things first made the rounds.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:46 PM   #31 (permalink)
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If this becomes the standard, then that means no more cool light shows during high speed chases at night . What are those "amazing video" T.V. shows going to do!? No more cool "spy cars" that unload alot of nails to shake off people chasing them, and the nail strip police use will be useless. Other then that, seems like a cool concept. I bet you alot less tire related accidents would happen if it never flattens.

-- edit--

Did anyone else think that the wheel on these looks like the big white K'nex piece? Hopefully it wasn't just me .
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Old 11-23-2005, 09:06 AM   #32 (permalink)
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There's a mention of these in the November 21 Time Magazine. According to them:

"The Tweel has been tested on the IBOT robotic wheelchair and military vehicles. But you won't see it on your Honda anytime soon. Michelin says it is still too noisy for automotive applications.

Availability: Now for the IBOT; about 2020 for cars"
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Old 12-01-2005, 12:45 AM   #33 (permalink)
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It's good to see consepts, but I concur with the dangers of such especialy given the reputation of a pore company such as Michelin, a company that states in their warenty that they are not responcible for defects in workmanship or design.
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Old 12-13-2005, 09:35 PM   #34 (permalink)
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fancy, but...

The question remains...can I bling them out? that and how are the spokes about getting worn out? mmmmmm, blingy tire spokes..........
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