MickinMD ★ Posted June 6, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 6, 2019 But we may have to wait five years: GM, Michelin to Bring Airless Tires to Cars by 2024 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted June 6, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 6, 2019 What will we do with all of the winter air? Can it be recycled? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted June 6, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 6, 2019 With all those holes in them those things will be full of air! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted June 6, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, dennis said: What will we do with all of the winter air? Can it be recycled? I was kind of hoping they would look better with winter air, cause they are pretty ugly with that spring air. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted June 6, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 6, 2019 I’m no automotive expert but it seems tire technology hasn’t advanced to the extent other aspects of the car has. Looks like maybe they are going in that direction now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted June 6, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 6, 2019 What happens when they get full of mud or ice? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted June 6, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 6, 2019 They make industrial equipment tires similar to that now. Don't throw away your compressor.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Road Runner said: What happens when they get full of mud or ice? The ride gets a tad stiffer and possibly a tad unbalanced. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 7, 2019 I used to run hairless tires all the time up until inspection and they made me replace my bald tires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 7, 2019 13 hours ago, jsharr said: With all those holes in them those things will be full of air! With the holes will the air auto change? No more manual changing from summer to winter air? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #11 Posted June 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I used to run hairless tires all the time up until inspection and they made me replace my bald tires. I remember those days from my yout', when tread was quite the luxury. Used to occasionally buy used tires with some tread life left. New ones were like a dream. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 7, 2019 what will happen to the air making jobs? That is a good idea though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #13 Posted June 7, 2019 15 hours ago, jsharr said: With all those holes in them those things will be full of air! and mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #14 Posted June 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Digital_photog said: With the holes will the air auto change? No more manual changing from summer to winter air? Yes! That is the big benefit! Always the perfect in-season air! No muss, no fuss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JerrySTL ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #18 Posted June 7, 2019 Will we even need tires once the flying cars get here? They've only been 5 years away for the last 50 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Share #19 Posted June 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: Will we even need tires once the flying cars get here? They've only been 5 years away for the last 50 years. It's all about automated cars in the near & foreseeable future. Only teleportation will get us out of the 2-dimensional transportation world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share #20 Posted June 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Road Runner said: What happens when they get full of mud or ice? I guess we'll have to keep our plug-in-the-cigarette-lighter air compressors to blow it out of those slots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted June 7, 2019 Share #21 Posted June 7, 2019 So I'm thinking that you might park in a puddle of water and the water freezes overnight. When you try to drive away in the morning, the ice lodged between the supports damages them as the ice is crushed by the deformation of the rolling tire. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted June 7, 2019 Share #22 Posted June 7, 2019 It is hard enough to get a deflated tire onto a rim. I would imagine changing an airless tire would be at least tens times more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted June 7, 2019 Share #23 Posted June 7, 2019 8 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: The ride gets a tad stiffer Reported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted June 7, 2019 Share #24 Posted June 7, 2019 This is one of those ideas that is considered great, innovative, the next big thing by those who create such things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 8, 2019 Share #25 Posted June 8, 2019 19 hours ago, Kzoo said: This is one of those ideas that is considered great, innovative, the next big thing by those who create such things. So we need more info from further on the forklift ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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