Honeycomb tire of the future

Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel
Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel
Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel
Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel
Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel
Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel
Resilient Technologies honeycomb wheel

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bjoy

wow, does WCF have ANY kind of editing process at all? that was so awfool, it was difficult to reed...

November 20, 2008 1:19 pm

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unknown

WCF is too used to text messaging, so when they type an article....it should read like a text message!

November 20, 2008 6:51 pm

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Voss

Yeah have to agree...

November 20, 2008 1:35 pm

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Voss

BTW this is nothing new, Michelin have shown their 'Tweel' years ago. Same thing.

November 20, 2008 1:39 pm

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AmazingJerry

not as difficult as your spelling... :(

November 20, 2008 1:40 pm

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loyo

they don't look radial to me

November 20, 2008 4:03 pm

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pscs

oh help this article... first it's "tyres" (British), then "tires" (American), then the paragraph spacing is not coherent, and the sentences that are grammatically incorrect (although I could still figure out what they tried to convey). BTW didn't michelin develop something similar to this a while ago (radial shapes instead of honeycombs)?

November 20, 2008 4:14 pm

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Voss

Yes, I already mentioned the Michelin wheels, called Tweels. Google it and you'll come up with them straight away. http://www.983fm.ca/FCKeditor/UserFiles/Image/tweel1.jpg They might have been mentioned on here too, but can't find the link now.

November 20, 2008 4:49 pm

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Tuner_Mad

lol, 24's in a different way. ride should be as bad if not worse that those bling-bling wheels.

November 20, 2008 5:39 pm

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janobr

they're complaing about snow or mud getting in the pattern... why not just put side walls on them...

November 20, 2008 7:51 pm

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Snark21883

Sidewalls prevent cooling, and these tires tend to create a lot of friction heat as they flex and absorb impacts.

November 20, 2008 8:42 pm

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BrianWCF

Thanks everyone for your stern but fair comments. We had a technical issue which inadvertently published a draft version of the story. We were unable to access and correct it until now. Sorry for the confusion.

November 20, 2008 8:42 pm

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jpm

the other problem with adding a sidewall would be the distinct lack of flex/give that they have now. looks like a cool idea aside from say a slow moving vehicle getting a rocket propelled grenade lodged in one of the honey comb sections...unlikely, but if someone came into close enough proximity perhaps in urban combat they could ram and IED into the tyre wall and it would handily stay there..

November 20, 2008 9:41 pm

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schefar

Yeah, just google about tweel.

November 21, 2008 3:35 pm

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