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Offline sfg

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Michelin "Airless" Tires
« on: August 17, 2005, 05:23 PM »
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Re: Michelin "Airless" Tires
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2005, 05:30 PM »
Awesome!  I always wanted Bike Tires on my Vue! :P


I thought these were a hoax when I first heard about them earlier this year, but they are the real deal I guess...

http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html


They just seem so strange...  where will the 2Fast,2Furious crowd attach the "spinners" or chrome?
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Re: Michelin "Airless" Tires
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2005, 05:41 PM »
Sweet!

At first glance it looks a tad fragile, but I'm confident they know what they're doing.

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Re: Michelin "Airless" Tires
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2005, 11:15 PM »
I'll bite and buy a set, if the price is within my range. (Below 250 for all 4) Are they all season?

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Re: Michelin "Airless" Tires
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2005, 11:23 PM »
I had seen these earlier last month . .. same pics.

Surely those are prototype photos and they'll be adding a sidewall for the end product.  Otherwise, those are just too friggin ugly to buy.
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Re: Michelin "Airless" Tires
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2005, 01:11 AM »
I wonder what kind of performance you can expect out of those?  I'd imagine comparable...  Should be interesting to see.

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Re: Michelin "Airless" Tires
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2005, 01:16 AM »
Don't think those will fly well in markets with more than just passing snowfall. 
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