I want to be the first 5th gen with this mod.

Michelin Tweel

 

it looks weird...

 

interesting concept...sure does look stupid though

 

Different to say the least...

 

welcome to 2 years ago

 

Looks really weird...but in the next couple years, could be the next "spinner" phase...who knows....

 

i saw that before... theyre puting them on segways to try them out and then move from there.

 

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Next time you post, read the article (if any) and/or read the post. So you don't look stupid......just watchin out for ya....

 

welcome to the beginning of this year

 

unless they make it look better those things won't come anywhere near my max.

nice idea though.

 

yea, i read the article when the thing first came out, but i didnt remember. and i wasnt trying to come down on anyone, it was a light jest... no big deal.

 

I never knew january was the begining of the year....

 

keep pushing...

 

though probably pricy, my first thought would be,that guy cant afford tires. Definitely too minimalist (no substance to it) and ugly to be the next fad, ie: spinners. Maybe theyll spruce it up....chrome it out,AND make it have something spinning.

 

the ricers will buy them if you paint them bright colors...

 

O I will don't worry about it....as long as you post your stupid comments in threads that you don't read I will....I will flame you everytime.....

 

you took it WAAAAY to seriously...

calm down there, tough guy

 

Cribs 2007.... 'On the Benz,you know i got the hot 22" tweels with the chrome. If you still have air in your tires,step your tire game up'
Then 4-5 months later the white guy celebs (skaters,bikers,rap-rock hybrid band members) will cop them too.Except they will wont be cool anymore by then.

 

I would make a joke about getting you a Kleenex tissue to dry those tears, but that's soooo 75 years ago.

 

PROBLEM: Some jerk-off kid in the neighborhood decides to cut some of the spokes in the tweel...now what?

 

I just dont trust them.... I would have to push it in a friends car first

PS: Who wants to make bets on how long till some moron puts spinners on them after they comeout??

 

do you think these will be impossible or useless to make in a low profile series like 45 and below? I mean, if these become this popular will 15" rims go back in style?

 

Does anyone here (besides the original poster) actually know anything about these things? They're freakin' crazy technology.

The way they're designed, they'll flex vertically as much as you need for improved traction and ride quality, but they're incredibly stiff laterally so that they stay more stable in corners than anything to date. NO MORE sidewall effects. That is insane. And to top it all off, they're entirely maintenance-free -- no more watching air pressure.

Michelin is having trouble keeping the weight and noise down, but notwithstanding that, you guys are looking at the future of wheels. So show some damn respect.

 

keep pushing...+no sarcasim smilie=post above....

I tried to make it as simple as possible because I know you have a hard time reading


kthnxbye

 

yeah u guys need to stop flamming these wheels since none of us have actually driven on them, the traction and handling im sure are going to be amazing and far superior to tires

i have some sceen some crazy **** from the materials science majors at my school

 

I bet they are real lightweight! LOL!

 

they need to make some perforated rubber side to cover up that nasty spider web shiit. im sure the time for these will come and they may literally be the last tire you ever have to buy

it looks like its floating!

 

To clear up some misconception here, what's shown above is the rim and the internals of the rubber to demonstrate how the Tweel works.

Production units will look just like any other wheel and tire combo that you see today, but instead of an inner tube/steel belts/air inside the tire, you get the Tweel mechanism.

Btw, TWEEL stands for "Tire and Wheel".

 

repost...i think i posted that up awhile ago

 

cant we all just get along its friday.....

 

on the people exagerating 2 years to mean january, he does have a valid point, this was brought up several months ago in the tires forum so it has been discussed here before.

My guess...they are leaving the sides open only for marketing purposes so people can see how it will work and if they are produced, they will look like a regular tire, although the picture below looks pretty sweet (to me).



I like it because the way it looks like it's floating and the rear tire looks to be expanding which is kind of weird.

 

say good bye to stop sticks.

 

That looks gay. Just doesn't look right.