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sinfull
16th March 2009, 16:51
An email i just recieved !
These tires 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 gas stations...
C. No more repair kits...
D. No more flats...
These are actual pictures taken in the South Carolina Plant of Michelin.
DEATH_INC.
16th March 2009, 16:55
Mmmmm, these have been in the works for a few years now ( i first saw them around 5 years ago...).....don't really know when/if we'll see them soon or not...
SixPackBack
16th March 2009, 18:26
The ability of a tyre to deflect 'police spikes' is off the radar for most of us :weird:
smoky
16th March 2009, 18:52
I seriously doubt that they will ever come into normal production and use

Normally motor-sports is the proving ground for such new technology, and I haven't seen this in motor-sports at all

We'll see!
Gubb
16th March 2009, 19:06
...It'd be interesting to see how they work on a bike. Could you trust them while leaned over?
sinfull
16th March 2009, 19:27
Couldn't see it being feasible for bikes ! Unless they come up with a near solid tyre !
Squiggles
16th March 2009, 19:53
Im interested to know how they stay rigid in the horizontal... Cant imagine the feedback :mellow:
3umph
16th March 2009, 20:01
airless bike tyre...
Korea
16th March 2009, 20:09
Mmmmm, these have been in the works for a few years now ( i first saw them around 5 years ago...).....don't really know when/if we'll see them soon or not...

True! I saw similar (if not the exact same) pictures over 3 years ago and haven't heard anything since... 'till now.

Probably production costs too high
sinfull
16th March 2009, 20:15
True! I saw similar (if not the exact same) pictures over 3 years ago and haven't heard anything since... 'till now.

Probably production costs too high
Who is to know how old the email is lol i've recieved the some emails a doz times over a number of years ! This one seemed hard case so thought i'd chuck it up on here ! The idea may have been tried and thrown out years ago !
toymachine
16th March 2009, 20:48
Looks fekking awful :shutup: