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Spoked tires ? WTF ?

cmayna

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Are you ready for this?





SEE-THROUGH TIRES ...... airless too!

These tires are made in South Carolina .
A radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires.
They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.

MichTiresA.jpeg


Yes, those are 'spoke-like connection fins to the inner part of the tire from the outside tread 'wrap'! The next picture shows how odd it looks in motion.

MichTiresB.jpeg


Makes you wonder how the ride feels doesn't it? Well, it is fantastic in the extreme!

MichTiresC.jpeg


MichTiresD.jpeg


The bad news for Police and other law enforcement is that stinger spikes will not work on these.
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.
D. No more flat tires.
E. Less expensive and more money in the driver's pocket.
Pictures taken in the South Carolina plant of Michelin.
 
Read about those several years ago......think it was on VMF but not sure......odd for sure. Wonder how they hold up to horsepower.....
 
I'm curious, what kind of vibration/imbalance would there be if mud or other debris gets lodged in some of the tire's holes?
 
I would NEVER put something that ugly on any of my cars. Now if they incorporated a sidewall so it would look like a conventional tire...
 
Yep....guess they really caught on didn't they. I saw '06 as the earliest time frame I found.
 
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