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Subject: New Tires

 

Michelin, the company that invented the radial tire, has rolled out a radical

 

new concept called the Tweel. As this prototype demonstrates, the traditional

 

rubber tire and solid wheel duo is replaced by a tread bonded to a strong

 

loop of composite material. The vehicle's weight hangs from a series of polymer

 

plastic spokes that connect this loop to the hub. The flexible Tweel can bear

 

the load of a pneumatic tire four times its size, it can cushion bumps five

 

times better than a pneumatic tire, and the contact area can be nearly doubled

 

for improved handling. Noise, mass, and rolling resistance have to be improved

 

before this promising new technology is ready for high-speed, high-load

 

passenger-car applications. 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. 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.

 

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on the 1 hand due to my Formula 1 bridgestone contact, I buy NOTHING bridgestone tires. on the other hand I'm interested to see how they double the contact patch and cushion bumps, I mean those look like traditional say 265/20/20...personally, I would like them to change the look, the concept, while it may be in the name of technology, looks like a cheap ghetto trash, and besides, what will I do with all my tire shine

 

-The Joker

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