What happens if a medium sized rock gets wedged in the middle?
Watched the film and I noticed the cushioning reacts to the extreme when it is facing a jar of two or more inches in height like the brick it ran over in the utube.
This has to create a real problem for rims and CV joints when that type of contact happens. So hitting road debris may be an adventure.
Hydroplaning may also be a problem. Hydroplaning is caused by a combination of standing water on the road, car speed, and under-inflated or worn-out tires. The way the tread is set up on the tires, to make it collapsible, will collect a lot of water and may be contributory to it. I didn’t see any testing on the film of high speeds or water.
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Spike strips probably wouldn’t work very well. I wonder what the cops have to say.
Looks interesting. Wondering how they operate at medium to high speeds in corners.
Supposedly these are bio-degradable tires. Does that mean that small critters will feast on your tires, like they now do with wire insulation?
World war 1 solid tires ?
I expect this will be of interest to commercial airlines.
Commercial planes takeoff and land on reactively debris free runways.
Air plane tires are not pre spun before landing so they land over 100 mph with stationary tires and take a beating until the tires spin up to speed.
Replacement cost will be a factor since airplane tires get recapped when they wear down. - Tom
At what Temp do they Melt ?
The sidewalls have been removed for demonstration. The thing that pops in my head is the “unsprung” weight of the tires. Tires that weigh 2 or 3 times more than conventional tires could really put a dent in fuel mileage.
My Big Wheel had airless tires...
Looks like they’d tbe great mud
and rock slingers.
Guess we’re gonna need new spike strips. How are the cops going to stop cars?
How much?
It needs some sort of sidewall system to keep dirt and debris out, but I’m ready to put them on my vehicles.