New michelin tires available in october..........

[Summitric]

Resilient Tech was developing them for the military.

Amazing new tires.........................

Michelin Tires... Absolutely SCARY looking...

Look for 'em in August.

These tires are made in South Carolina, USA.

SEE THROUGH TIRES

Radical new tire design by Michelin.

The next generation of tires.

They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.


Yes, those are 'spoke' like connections to the inner part

of the tire from the outside tread 'wrap!' The next picture

shows how odd it looks in motion...


Makes you wonder how the ride feels doesn't it?

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.

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 flats...

These are actual pictures taken at the South Carolina plant of Michelin.

 

[koby]

allot of places for snowandmud to collect and throw the balance into the paint can shaker ride quality
for a military application they are very cool !

 

[SLEDBUNNYRACING]

Weird - but if it's what the future holds.....

 

[linksys]

It's called the "TWEEL"
Michelin has been playing with this since 2005...

Tweel™ Construction & Application
Release Date: 10/09/2005 GREENVILLE, S.C.
Tweel is a non-pneumatic single unit that replaces the traditional tire/wheel/valve/pressure monitoring assembly. Quite simply - a tire without air. Tweel consists of a composite reinforced tread band, connected to a flexible (deformable) wheel via rectangular, polyurethane spokes. The resulting mechanical structure provides weight-carrying ability, shock absorption, ride comfort, rolling resistance and mass similar to pneumatic tires while adding suspension-like characteristics that greatly improve handling. The Tweel automotive application, as demonstrated on the Audi, is definitely a concept, a stretch application with strong future potential. Our concentration is to enter the market with lower-speed, lower-weight Tweel applications such as iBOT, Centaur and skidsteer. What Michelin learns from its early successes will be applied to Tweel fitments for passenger cars and beyond.

 

[munhoez]

brake torque!!!

 

[Drako99]

How well will they hold up in subzero temps?

Will they still retain their flexibility?