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6th April 2010, 10:42 PM
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Full Back
Join Date: Feb 2008
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New car tyre design
Different now being tested by Michelin
[IMG]  [/IMG]Makes you wonder how the ride feels doesn't it? Well it is fantastic in the extreme! [IMG]  [/IMG]The bad news for Police and other law enforcement is that stinger spikes 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 flat tires... E. Less expensive and more money in the drivers pocket. |
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6th April 2010, 10:49 PM
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Re: New car tyre design
Too good to be true!
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6th April 2010, 10:51 PM
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Striker
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Washington
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Re: New car tyre design
Hasn't this been done in the past and, erm, failed?
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6th April 2010, 10:54 PM
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Midfield
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Re: New car tyre design
I think this was breaking news about 5-10 years ago? Could be wrang like...
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6th April 2010, 10:55 PM
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Re: New car tyre design
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6th April 2010, 10:56 PM
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Re: New car tyre design
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6th April 2010, 11:35 PM
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Winger
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: East Durham
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Re: New car tyre design
No more curbed alloys?
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7th April 2010, 12:21 AM
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Midfield
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Milton Keynes
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Re: New car tyre design
Been about for a while now in testing. Big problems with the noise apparantly.
other problems I can think off the top of my head: -lateral stiffness - fairly important for handling (although wiki says it's 5x greater than a regular tyre) -costs - you'll still have to replace them for worn tread -durability of the rubber spokes - they'll stretch over time, and if you park up your car for a significant amount of time -vibration - looks like they're shit over 50mph -heat - you really don't want tyre rubber to get too hot. alloys will still curb - worse than before tbh, at least with pneumatic tyres you can have a bulging side profile so they hit the kerb first.
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7th April 2010, 12:39 AM
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Winger
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: In the kitchen with proff Plum & a candlestick
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Re: New car tyre design
They'll have to cover the spokes with a thin layer of black rubber to make it look more like a conventional tyre. They just look terrible.
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7th April 2010, 12:42 AM
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Striker
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Washington
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Re: New car tyre design
They look like bicycle tyres.
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