Crazy new see-thru car tires/rims that bend - this will be the new bling <<< PICS >>>
 

New Michelin Tires... Absolutely SCARY looking... Look for 'em in August.

Michelin TWEEL, a non-pneumatic mobility concept, will increase productivity because it is maintenance-free, puncture-proof, easy to mount and dismount and provides a longer service life than radial tires.

>> SEE THROUGH TIRES
The next generation of tires.
They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.

http://ab3x.com/noof/tire1.jpg

http://ab3x.com/noof/tire2.jpg

http://ab3x.com/noof/tire3.jpg

http://servicesv2.webmichelin.com/fr...mentCode=49716

Wow, that's cool.

that looks bad ass

That's pretty sweet.

That will never see the light of day if the large inter-tube companies have powerful lobbyist. ;-)

very interesting, I wonder what the down side is? also wonder what they will cost since the don't need replacing often.

DAMN, every time i see a thread like this i always hope it's not the same ole tires/wheels from 1996.

but it always is.

:thumbsup

Ugly as all hell IMO, but way cool.

I'll take ugly over paying $800+ to replace a rim and tire anyday

Really cool tires ..

Shit that might replace the current tire, I mean no more flats and replaceable tread.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweel

They've been in development for several years now.

Here's the major drawbacks:

ugly as fuck :2 cents:

These have been around quite some time now, not sure why they haven't caught on yet.

This one is slightly different, and I think probably better.



The one thing I wonder is how these wheels / tires will hold up in conditions. Slush, mud ice etc. Seems like they would be easy to have their balance thrown off.

I can't see that passing safety laws, kids getting their fingers and hands stuck in them etc.

Make the car look ugly imho.

Neat concept though.

I personally like the tires I have now...
they're not big old-school tube style tires..
no heat or vibration issues at high speed.. check..
and they run-flat if needed for quite a distance.. why go anywhere else?

OK if this tire is supposed to be sooooo great. why does he not have a car with it on FLYING around a track showing the " Greatness "

Nice idea, but ultimately Fail though!

its not designed for uber performance, he mentioned india/etc in his video. He's going after low costing economical situations where they can provide cheap/abundance wheels.

Common problem i still see is the tread ware.

looks cool

That's interesting. So, these tires can drive over curbs and things like that.

Same here. A couple pictures make it look like if you hit a pothole too hard you can really fuck the rim, moreso than normal tires. But I am guess they've thought of that.

looks like some really cool shit!

I dunno about them,they don't look all that stable to me

Won't work for racing applications. All my r-compond stickies have firm huge sidewalls... And I run kuhmov700s a cheap version of hoosiers. It's best left for show cars... Like those tires with the colored stripes that are played out