Dark side revolution from Michelin? Bugger! No good for us yet.

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Michelin's airless passenger car tires get their first public outing - (Who said the eu was dead? They even had just a bit of german Britishness )​

Michelin's airless passenger car tires get their first public outing

We've been reporting on Michelin's airless tire technology for more than 16 years now. Indeed, the first time we wrote about the "Tweel" back in 2005, it quickly became the most popular story ever for what was then called gizmag.com.

newatlas.com

 

[Ishrub]

Oops bugger! No good for us yet then.

Michelin has teamed up with GM to design and start selling an airless tire for street use on passenger cars. Called Uptis, this product is a full-wheel solution requiring specialized rims. Michelin says it will withstand much greater impacts than a regular tire and wheel, and will have a "dramatically" longer lifespan, while adding no extra rolling resistance, not feeling any different to the driver and adding only around seven percent to the weight of the wheel – less than existing run-flat tires do.

 

[northernrider]

Not for bikes. Not for winter vehicles either. Summer tires only. Snow and ice would pack in there quick.

 

[idk]

Nothing new about airless tyres. They were around in the 19th century.

 

[mexican]

politic negative response in 5,4,3,,,,,,,,,,

 

[mexican]

I wonder if i can put that tire on my silver back, would it handle a drag race with warm up and all??

 

[Ishrub]

politic negative response in 5,4,3,,,,,,,,,,

(WHO SAID THE EU WAS DEAD? THEY EVEN HAD JUST A BIT OF GERMAN BRITISHNESS)​

OK, OK, I admit I didn't mention the French, its a touchy subject!

 

[idk]

As long as you didn't mention the war.

 

[Ishrub]

Not for bikes. Not for winter vehicles either. Summer tires only. Snow and ice would pack in there quick.

#1 We call that a challenge!
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#2 That don't matter to us Southern riders