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There's quite a bit of materials science work in that direction. For example, I have Michelin's CrossClimate tires, which are all-weather tires that do better
by ceejayoz 11mo ago
There's quite a bit of materials science work in that direction.
For example, I have Michelin's CrossClimate tires, which are all-weather tires that do better in snow but don't break down as fast as dedicated winter tires do in warm weather.
- selimthegrim 11mo agoHow would you recommend them based on winter performance?
- ceejayoz 11mo agoI live in a snowy area and am quite happy with them.
- selimthegrim 11mo agoI believe they are directional tires so it would make it hard to operate with a full size spare otherwise I’ll definitely consider them
- HPsquared 11mo agoI was thinking more from the perspective "make them out of materials that aren't too bad to inhale/ingest"
- ceejayoz 11mo agoSure, that's great too. But the rubber lasting longer means less of those bad things to inhale floating around at any given time.
- mrguyorama 11mo agoWhat material is strong, malleable, dirt fucking cheap, has a high coefficient of friction, easy to work with, amenable to additives, meets all the suspension properties we expect out of a tire, etc, and isn't bad to breathe a lot of the dust of? Modern tires are works of material science miracle, working with dirt cheap inputs. Even iron dust from steel on steel friction like with trains is bad for your health. The human lungs just have bad filtration.
- HPsquared 11mo agoIf nobody asks the question, nobody will try and look for one.