see thru tyres anyone?????

[El Diablo]

Just been sent this email. Most of you have prob seen this before but I thought I would share it.


These tyres are made in South Carolina , USA .
THEY'RE "SEE THROUGH TYRES"


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

Yes, those are "spoke" like connections to the inner part
of the tyre 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 tyres 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 petrol stations...
C. no more repair kits...
D. no more flats...

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

[El Diablo]

And if anyone wants to see them on a Ro......



I'm so bored today!!!

[007 VXR]

wow

think i would still like to side walls on them

would be a nightmare to keep clead

[stigmundfreud]

holy raising the mary rose batman!

Thats years old that is, side wall performance?

[Bonnie and Clyde]

Fuglier than a motherer

Edited by Bonnie and Clyde on Tuesday 2nd March 13:28

[stigmundfreud]

Bonnie and Clyde said:

Fuglier than a motherfker

Edited by Bonnie and Clyde on Tuesday 2nd March 13:28

pot

kettle

[crisisjez]

Them's runflats with the sidewalls cut off them's is

[FraserLFA]

crisisjez said:

Them's runflats with the sidewalls cut off them's is

Don't run flats have an extra thick side wall?

Those tyres would be good with a side wall on though. Never get a puncture!

[V8NHH]

Cor now seen everything

Some little Oik might get the hacksaw out on one of them support spoke type things though!!

least with puncture you know when its flat. + how many flex's can that lot take?

[MyM8V8]

Where function beats form. Aesthetically NO!

[ARAF]

crisisjez said:

Them's runflats with the sidewalls cut off them's is

I agree, and I think I still had a 486 computer when I first saw those pictures (apart from the devil's offering).

[SteveMJ]

I first saw those about 10 years ago. No big sales of them yet then!

[Bonnie and Clyde]

I wonder how they could be with regards traction?????? Also i think they are a great idea for Lorries. No more blow outs.

[anonymous-user]

these are a few years old now, they had too many problems with road noise and silly amounts of vibrations damaging car parts. they are currently in development for larger sizes to go on construction vehicles and 'city dump' vehicles.

[CV8GTO]

El Diablo said:

And if anyone wants to see them on a Ro......

[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/v/EWCkmZ1H.jpg[/url]

I'm so bored today!!!

Forget C thru tyres what about the c thru driver

[Bonnie and Clyde]

CV8GTO said:

El Diablo said:

And if anyone wants to see them on a Ro......

[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/v/EWCkmZ1H.jpg[/url]

I'm so bored today!!!

Forget C thru tyres what about the c thru driver

That would be the wonders of photo shop and our smart arse friend El Diablo