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Something advanced by the tire's lead evangelist at Michelin: > "If you have a load on the tire and you cut all the spokes at the bottom, you will see that not
by eganist 7y ago
Something advanced by the tire's lead evangelist at Michelin:
> "If you have a load on the tire and you cut all the spokes at the bottom, you will see that nothing will change, demonstrating that the load is carried by the top of it, not by the under parts." Other airless tires, he said, often carry the load at the bottom of the tire, which is very inefficient and causes extra heating due to compression.
- zrobotics 7y agoThat just emphasizes the internal load distribution, it doesn't address concerns about mud/ice filling the sidewall. Sadly this is article is just a press release with very little technical information. Tires like these already exist for industrial equipment, Michelin does need to address these very real concerns. I am also concerned about the ecological impacts, it appears the tire uses more rubber than conventional tires, the only way this isn't worse is if it is safely recappable. It may be, but again the article doesn't state so.
- piva00 7y agoCan't they just cover the sidewall like a normal tyre? If needed to inspect the inner structure just make it removable/replaceable.
- zrobotics 7y agoIf the sidewalls are covered, how can they mold the internal structure so it isn't attached to the sidewall? Because if it is, it can't flex, so the tire will be harder than a rock.