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18-02-2005, 09:10 PM
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Off smelting
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any one seen these dont think its a repost
very interesting to say the least not really nice looking but i guess they will develop them more http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html |
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18-02-2005, 09:15 PM
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Eat more peanuts....
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Technically its looks interesting...
Physically it just looks gay.. |
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18-02-2005, 09:25 PM
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DJR TM#54
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Look a but funny but with time guess we'll get use to it. Wonder how long they will last.
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18-02-2005, 10:13 PM
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Boss 350
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Imagine getting a buckled wheel on your car . One decent burnout and you'd kill them .
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18-02-2005, 10:15 PM
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Afterburner + skids =
 
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Well i don't see how they are going to be effective in cornering. Or, as Brute33 said, burnouts.
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18-02-2005, 10:26 PM
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i remember reading this when it was 'news'. i think the only way this would take of in the passenger car range would be to fit a tyre around it so it looked normal.
it is however a good idea when you look at military capabilities and other government uses. |
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18-02-2005, 11:20 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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they've had the capability for years...but their sales would be down.
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18-02-2005, 11:20 PM
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AFF's 1st DM.......
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Theres another link somewhere here.
Truely surprising what they are trying to come up with.
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18-02-2005, 11:33 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Could you imagine the price for a set of those... still its a step forward for the better once all of the R&D work has been conducted and the product is either upto or exceeding todays tyre capabilities in terms of performance and durability etc.
P.S. heres the previous thread on the matter: http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...ighlight=tweel
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18-02-2005, 11:40 PM
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Petro-sexual
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Location: Melbourne
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video of the press release... http://autoshow.msn.com/XML/as/autos...09Michelin.asx
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19-02-2005, 03:28 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melb
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i believe the metal spokes are the internal part of the wheel (replacing the air) and is wrapped in conventional rubber... think about it, Michelin is a rubber company, they're not going to deal themselves out of business.
and according to the article both verticle and lateral support is better than normal tyres so performance will be increased... |
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19-02-2005, 08:54 PM
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what we need to be looking at for the future of tyres is to irradicate rubber altogether and i believe that one day (a very long time from now) this will happen. think about how many tyres world wide are thrown out each and every day. its a ****in lot....probably millions every day. where do they all go? i dont think they all get recycled into something else.
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tyres of the future
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