SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

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SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by Ralph Fuller » June 5th, 2008, 6:47 am

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires. They had a pair at the Philadelphi car show.

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Re: SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by TrueXena » June 5th, 2008, 7:13 am

those look so weird, I don't like 'em.

I'm sure they work just fine, they just don't look right. Makes me not have faith in them working proper.
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Re: SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by raymond » June 5th, 2008, 7:21 am

Ralph

A set of those, along with some "spinners" would look good on your M151 :idea: 8) :lol:
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Unread post by k8icu » June 5th, 2008, 8:56 am

Lets see...you don't have to worry about tire inflation....but I'm wondering how it handles curves. With no side walls I wonder how well they will handle curves, sharp turns etc. Great buy a new car and see "Caution Sudden Turns Cause Rollover" stenciled in 3/4 inch letters on the dash....lol.

The thing about these is reducing weight and the amount of rubber needed. Heck why don't we go back to wood wheels and solid tires....:)
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Re: SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by rickf » June 5th, 2008, 9:32 am

I am sure they are great once you stuff some mud and stones into all those cavities!
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Re: SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by TrueXena » June 5th, 2008, 9:50 am

mud will probably make them look better as well.
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Unread post by moose53 » June 5th, 2008, 12:29 pm

Stencil the dash like they used to do with our jeeps, a skull and crossbones, and the legend "Sudden Turns = Sudden Death"

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Re: SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by mrdibbles » June 8th, 2008, 9:12 am

Thanks for posting this. Looks cool and should go a long way to improving the upcoming generation of fuel-wise automobiles. I'd drive on "see-through" tires if it means we can reduce our dependence on the Middle-East.
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Re: SEE THROUGH TIRE by Michelin

Unread post by Bob Croce » June 10th, 2008, 10:32 pm

I'd drive a car with see through tires as long as the girl in the see through shirt was ..... oh never mind :)
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