Airless tyres - New Technology (18 Viewers)

[Majed]

I've seen this a few months ago somewhere... Did we have another thread showing this?

In any case, very interesting. I wonder how they handle?

Also, they'd be a biatch in the desert or swamps with sand/mud getting caught in the grooves. They'd probably have to design "Tire Caps" (ermm.. well, "Tire Dognuts" :uncertain: ) to go around the hub caps. Hell, I could see an explosion in the number of tire designs to match certain rims.

 

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[Rami]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++

It's nothing terribly complex. Like Erik said, it's like an old wheel, only the materials are better now.

An old wheel was used at low speeds maybe 30-40 KMH max.....

 

[Chxta]

That's not the finshed product I hope?

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

++ [ originally posted by Tom ] ++
Good idea but they look terrible. See image #2 --> I would never go out in my car if the tyres looked that bad

true. people just need to get used to them though

 

[Bjerknes]

These new tires look absolutely ugly and I question how they will handle the road compared to the last generation of tires. How they contract towards the center of the wheel must make a difference compared to how the older version protrudes a bit outwards.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

This looks so bad ass.

 

[swag]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
I'm telling you it's a step back in technology. Notice anything familiar?

Hey, I hear they hold up to arrows far better than today's standard equivalents.

 

[Slagathor]

++ [ originally posted by swag ] ++
Hey, I hear they hold up to arrows far better than today's standard equivalents.

Oohh that was quite clever

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by Erik ] ++
Oohh that was quite clever

And I thought you were an expert physicist. Todays tires tend to be moving fast enough that it's bloody hard to shoot them out with a handgun, never mind a crossbow. The bullets just skip off a lot of the time.

 

[neath_lad]

looks cool, but cant see it catching on tbh

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

I bet it will be the new thing in like a year.