Looks like a prototype to me at the current stage, id hope the do add a sidewall on those things so it dont look so ugly. I could just imagine all the junk and crap that would get in there if it sat for a week or driving through mud. Thats a cool innovation though. I have never had a Blowout or flat tire yet, which is unbeleivable when i had an old ford with a horrible toe alignment problem and a new set of tires would be showing steel belting on the outsides after only 1500 miles.

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offtopic. repost from a year ago. IBTL

with such a hot demand for rims and tires. i doubt anybody would want that ugly thing on their cars

 

ur gonna have to keep them extremely clean, if there is too much weight stuck in between it its gonna throw ur high speed balance off!

 

good place for spiders, rats and other cr@p to build their homes in.

 

^^^ Eekzorz


Edit : Dont forget beehives. tell me thats not a perfect space for hornets lol

 

I also agree...cool idea, but they definitely need a sidewall. Maybe they just left it out for the time being to market the whole concept...its just more obvious there is no air inside if you can see how they're made.

 

those look gross but pretty amazing tech

 

Yea i'm sure that there would be a sidewall, they're obviously just showcasing the technology. It would be foolish not to, a rock would get stuck in there or something and destroy it.

I see this as a better off road application then on personally, you could go rock crawling in a 4x4 without ever having to worry about a puncture.

 

eew thats nasty looking.

neways it would look pretty thick with the sidewall, but for some reason i beleve those rubber things will loose its strength