Opinion on Michelin's Tweel technolgoy?

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    yosmiley, Jan 11, 2005
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    Wooowww:eek::eek::eek:
     
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    weird. I wonder how that would react. to me it looks like it would be like having thin side walls in turning....
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Grimm

    weird. I wonder how that would react. to me it looks like it would be like having thin side walls in turning....
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    Nope, can be much stiffer if they want it to be.
     
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    cool concept but highly flawed! Hello, that will give a new meaning to snow stuck in your rims.
     
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    For racers, that's a lot of rotational weight taken off of the wheel/tire combo. I would bet they'd test the Tweel with a luxury market before they even consider giving it to the general public. Remember? GM's Onstar was once only available for specific Cadillac models, but GM figured out that there are people driving other cars, too. So they expanded it to other Makes and models. Duh!
     
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    Looks like it has a suspension springs in the tire like the NIKE shoe BOING!!!
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bikerboy

    cool concept but highly flawed! Hello, that will give a new meaning to snow stuck in your rims.
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    LOL!! I think they're just showing it off ;-) It'll have to have rubber on the sides, not just to keep snow out, but water, dirt, mud, mice, etc.
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jprice

    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bikerboy

    cool concept but highly flawed! Hello, that will give a new meaning to snow stuck in your rims.
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    LOL!! I think they're just showing it off ;-) It'll have to have rubber on the sides, not just to keep snow out, but water, dirt, mud, mice, etc.
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    Mice LOL
     
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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bikerboy


    Mice LOL
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    I was going to put Fuji instead, but figured he might not appreciate that.
     
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    both sites are the same.
     
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