Interesting new model tyres...

[raggyman]

These tyres look rather interesting... hope they put a sidewall on them, cause man, they would make a racket..

[phrich]

Isn't the outer layer rubber?

[Hex]

Its the cut away of a run flat tyre thats all. On the road they have the side walls on and are inflated as normal.

[BigNige]

Why am I reminded of these?

[phillg]

Theses have been around a couple of years,they actualy,are as seen,no sides,no air,so no punctures,and no inflation to worry about.Read about them in some mag article a while back,can't remember which one though.

[ywn]

from what i remember thay are not good for hard cornering as thay don't have the sidewall stiffness

[deviant]

I cant remember who came up with them..it was one of the big tyre manufacturers though.

From what I read there is no difference in ride quality but a massive improvement in handling. I cant remember if the outer bit can be replaced or if you would need to replace the entire assembly.

They are significantly lighter than a normal tyre and wheel.