Tires that won't go flat
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 9:48 am
Here is a tire I've never seen before, looks weak by design, but it is holding up the car.
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Tires that won't go flat
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Posted: January 29th, 2009, 10:18 am
wow
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 2:45 pm
thats a Tweel.. been around since the late 90s... Michelin makes/made it...
its an exercise on a non-pneumatic car tire. production versions have sidewalls... this proof of concept model does not.
its an exercise on a non-pneumatic car tire. production versions have sidewalls... this proof of concept model does not.
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 4:05 pm
how does it stay on the wheel?
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 5:23 pm
That is an interesting concept. A little while ago a friend of mine sent me a couple pics and I posted them on the other forum. Never got around to doing it here. One reply was " old news" 
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Cool Terence that you shared that with those of us who are interested in something different.
.Cool Terence that you shared that with those of us who are interested in something different.
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 6:25 pm
vulcanizedlewisclan wrote:how does it stay on the wheel?
Posted: January 29th, 2009, 6:39 pm
Good call. Likely vulcanized into some sort of machined groove to help it stay on the rim.teamdns wrote:vulcanizedlewisclan wrote:how does it stay on the wheel?