Date: 12/03/2017 11:20:26
From: Tau.Neutrino
ID: 1036690
Subject: Tyre Tech

Having a look around at the latest different technologies around for tyres

interesting article

The future of tyres: the latest tech and eco tyres

similar article

The future of tyres: the latest tech and eco tyres

Quora article

What is the future of Tyre technology?

Goodyear Maglev spherical wheels article

WATCH: Goodyear Unveils the Future of Tyres, With Spherical, Maglev Wheels

youtube video on the Goodyear spherical tyre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHpxuwcNJfo

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:29:36
From: stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1036693
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

note that they don’t show an actual car on the road with those tyres..

It would handle like a dog, you’d need your spine surgically strengthened

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:30:58
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1036694
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

what happened to those split tyres that were the rage about 20 years ago?

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:33:24
From: stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1036697
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Bogsnorkler said:


what happened to those split tyres that were the rage about 20 years ago?

do you mean split rims?
otherwise I’m not sure what you mean

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:35:26
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1036699
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

stumpy_seahorse said:


Bogsnorkler said:

what happened to those split tyres that were the rage about 20 years ago?

do you mean split rims?
otherwise I’m not sure what you mean

nah not split rims. these tyres had a deep groove in the centre. looked like two narrow tyres on the same rim.

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:38:21
From: stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1036700
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Bogsnorkler said:


stumpy_seahorse said:

Bogsnorkler said:

what happened to those split tyres that were the rage about 20 years ago?

do you mean split rims?
otherwise I’m not sure what you mean

nah not split rims. these tyres had a deep groove in the centre. looked like two narrow tyres on the same rim.

can’t say I’ve seen them

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:39:11
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1036701
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

stumpy_seahorse said:


Bogsnorkler said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

do you mean split rims?
otherwise I’m not sure what you mean

nah not split rims. these tyres had a deep groove in the centre. looked like two narrow tyres on the same rim.

can’t say I’ve seen them

around in the late 80s. mate had them on his merc sports car.

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:40:36
From: stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1036702
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Bogsnorkler said:


stumpy_seahorse said:

Bogsnorkler said:

nah not split rims. these tyres had a deep groove in the centre. looked like two narrow tyres on the same rim.

can’t say I’ve seen them

around in the late 80s. mate had them on his merc sports car.

ah, before my time then, I started working in the Auto shop in 89

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:53:50
From: furious
ID: 1036704
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Not the 80s and not a sports car but did it look like this?

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:55:23
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1036705
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

furious said:


Not the 80s and not a sports car but did it look like this?


Yes, very similar or the same. long time ago. gap may have been narrower.

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:55:51
From: furious
ID: 1036706
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Though, I think that photographer probably got the sack after that…

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:56:20
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1036707
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Bogsnorkler said:


furious said:

Not the 80s and not a sports car but did it look like this?


Yes, very similar or the same. long time ago. gap may have been narrower.

no, not the same. same tread on each side. and equal width.

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Date: 12/03/2017 11:57:11
From: Bogsnorkler
ID: 1036708
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

furious said:


Though, I think that photographer probably got the sack after that…

yeah, wrong logo.

:-)

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Date: 12/03/2017 12:00:30
From: stumpy_seahorse
ID: 1036709
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Bogsnorkler said:


Bogsnorkler said:

furious said:

Not the 80s and not a sports car but did it look like this?


Yes, very similar or the same. long time ago. gap may have been narrower.

no, not the same. same tread on each side. and equal width.

interesting

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Date: 12/03/2017 15:19:18
From: Spiny Norman
ID: 1036822
Subject: re: Tyre Tech

Tau.Neutrino said:

Goodyear Maglev spherical wheels article

WATCH: Goodyear Unveils the Future of Tyres, With Spherical, Maglev Wheels

Solving a problem that doesn’t exist. Cool.

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