Michelin Tweel

DINANM3 · #1 03-26-2006, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by accella4.4

What happens in wet freezing conditions when ice builds up in the chambers? Posted on www.jalopnik.com a while back. Interesting but takes some getting used to, visually, IMO.

I think the final ones will have sidewalls when they go to market. They will probably look just like regualer tires. I think they just show then exposed with out sidewalls just to show people how it works.

Thunder22 · #2 03-26-2006, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DINANM3

I think the final ones will have sidewalls when they go to market. They will probably look just like regualer tires. I think they just show then exposed with out sidewalls just to show people how it works.

From the last article i read about this in C/D, that's the design, no sidewalls... but you may be right, the final product hasn't been released yet.

DINANM3 · #3 03-26-2006, 06:12 PM

i would love to take that audi for a ride. I wonder how it feels compared to a conventional tire.

fln8tive · #4 03-26-2006, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DINANM3

I think the final ones will have sidewalls when they go to market. They will probably look just like regualer tires. I think they just show then exposed with out sidewalls just to show people how it works.

With sidewalls, it makes more sense, IMO. Would look more like a tire. I'd feel like a geek driving on tweels. How would you clean them?

Bavarian · #5 03-27-2006, 10:42 PM

It's only wise to make a sidewall for these things. It would provide protection for those internal bands.