Crazy Future Tires From Michelin
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Crazy Future Tires From Michelin
NEw Tires from Michelin.
That **** is CRAZY!!!
I tried to attach but files are too large.
Go to my Gallery, I will put them up.
If anyone can reduce the size and put the pics here later that woudl be great.
Ted
That **** is CRAZY!!!
I tried to attach but files are too large.
Go to my Gallery, I will put them up.
If anyone can reduce the size and put the pics here later that woudl be great.
Ted
Originally Posted by ted920
Go to my Gallery, I will put them up.
In any case, when you upload to the Gallery, if the image is that big, the software should create a smaller version that you can link here.
EDIT: Caught me in between posting.
Send them to me and I'll put them up for you:neo.one@gmail.com
just looked it up on:http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html
its pretty funky,i think you'll need smaller wheels to accommodate the shock absorbers thingies
its pretty funky,i think you'll need smaller wheels to accommodate the shock absorbers thingies
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I am sure Michelin has thought of this, but there are a few issues with these tires:
1) Aesthetics. Who wants a tire that looks like that?
Designing a sidewall that works with this tire design should prove to ba a major challenge.
I would think you'd want to enclose the tire structure to keep out water, stones, road debris,
etc., otherwise you could encounter a wheel imbalance if stuff got in there..
2) Sidewall height. It seems that in order to make this design have reasonable ride quality,
the sidewall height needs to be fairly tall.
The current trend on cars is towards lower profile tires.
Are automotive stylists or consumers asking for a tire that looks like a 215/65-16?
Which leads us to:
3) brake caliper clearance. With car manufactureres putting larger brake packages on vehicles
that only seem to get heavier every year, can you put a decent size brake under those small-
diameter wheels? As you can see, even the smallish Audi brakes barely fit in that wheel...
I guess you don't have to worry about using Armor-All on the sidewalls...
Did I mention they are ugly?
1) Aesthetics. Who wants a tire that looks like that?
Designing a sidewall that works with this tire design should prove to ba a major challenge.
I would think you'd want to enclose the tire structure to keep out water, stones, road debris,
etc., otherwise you could encounter a wheel imbalance if stuff got in there..
2) Sidewall height. It seems that in order to make this design have reasonable ride quality,
the sidewall height needs to be fairly tall.
The current trend on cars is towards lower profile tires.
Are automotive stylists or consumers asking for a tire that looks like a 215/65-16?
Which leads us to:
3) brake caliper clearance. With car manufactureres putting larger brake packages on vehicles
that only seem to get heavier every year, can you put a decent size brake under those small-
diameter wheels? As you can see, even the smallish Audi brakes barely fit in that wheel...
I guess you don't have to worry about using Armor-All on the sidewalls...
Did I mention they are ugly?
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From: CA
Originally Posted by cal_alum98
One of the local news stations ran a report on this a few months ago. I remember one of the issues with these tires is road noise.
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From: SF Bay Area
Originally Posted by BlkGS3
Yeah they called it the "Tweel". The name is almost as ****ty as the tires them sleves
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