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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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Default check out these tires


made by Michelin
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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I've seen that a while back. I think it looks ridiculous. Reminds me of someone with some skinny chicken legs.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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I'd like to see it take a corner going 5 mph. It would just curl over.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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There will be sidewalls on the final production, there just gone in that picture to show how the tire actually works.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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repost ibtl.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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what happens when you hit a huge bump like that at speed? those things have been in development for a long time.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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the tweel....
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 05:05 AM
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yea looks like a demonstration of run flats. i doubt that's a production set.
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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That looks pretty strange.
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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 05:56 AM
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Those were first posted about two years ago. Now we need to mount them on the solid plexiglass wheels.
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