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Originally Posted by ffindling[INDENT
]I bet we won't see them at all. Development of airless tires has been around nearly as long as the car itself, a century later and we're still driving on air!
I think if Michelin wants to succeed with their airless tire, they have to make
it look like a conventional tire.
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My guess is that the difficult part is designing "spokes" that provide a smooth ride, yet don't fail under constant flexing as would be seen in thousands of miles.
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Originally Posted by simon clemens
The new mini's on the road already have a simmilar design, they are called 'running flats' and cost around $500 AUS.
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Don't the "run flat" tires last only for a couple hundred miles at a specified speed.
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