michelin tweel

[rosawendel]

leaves more room for bling, i suppose.

press release (http://www.michelinman.com/difference/releases/pressrelease01102005a.html)

http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_006.JPG
http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_007.JPG
http://www.michelinman.com/images/promo/2005_tweel_gallery/tweel_010.JPG

[stroker]

I don't know how they'd get the spokes to maintain both rigidity and flexibility over time, but at minimum it looks like the perfect replacement for the standard spare time to me... I wonder if you can retread 'em? Or respoke 'em?

I notice in the press release they don't say anything about anticipated mileage.

[Car-B-Q]

Now how in the world are the cops in LA gonna shoot them out during their weekly car chases? :D

[FCYTravis]

Saw 'em at the NAIAS in January... way cool :thumbup:

Stroker, apparently one of the big stumbling blocks is retreading them... apparently the tread is heat-shrunk around the "tweel" and it's a major PITA to get it off...

[RacinM3]

Now how in the world are the cops in LA gonna shoot them out during their weekly car chases?

They won't. They'll just get up next to the evader's car and shove a stick in the spokes.