New Michelin Tires
07-19-2006, 03:36 PM
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I saw these last year. The idea is great, but they would definitely have to make them with normal sidewalls. If they do that, they'll sell.
They're not stupid. They would definitely sell them with sidewalls. These early models are shown without sidewalls to illustrate what's going on inside. (I hope)
They're not stupid. They would definitely sell them with sidewalls. These early models are shown without sidewalls to illustrate what's going on inside. (I hope)
07-19-2006, 03:39 PM
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Why did you now scale down the pics, no reason to post 1+ MB pictures!
At that pixel size (X x Y) they should be 250kb at the most.
But yes, IMHO Michelin has always been a leader in tires and I expect them to play quick catchup in this market.
Why did you now scale down the pics, no reason to post 1+ MB pictures!
At that pixel size (X x Y) they should be 250kb at the most.
But yes, IMHO Michelin has always been a leader in tires and I expect them to play quick catchup in this market.
07-19-2006, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mullman' post='312853' date='Jul 19 2006, 04:39 PM
Freewilly-
Why did you now scale down the pics, no reason to post 1+ MB pictures!
At that pixel size (X x Y) they should be 250kb at the most.
But yes, IMHO Michelin has always been a leader in tires and I expect them to play quick catchup in this market.
Why did you now scale down the pics, no reason to post 1+ MB pictures!
At that pixel size (X x Y) they should be 250kb at the most.
But yes, IMHO Michelin has always been a leader in tires and I expect them to play quick catchup in this market.
07-19-2006, 04:34 PM
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I guess with this new technology we're not going to be seeing 275/30/19 tires?
07-19-2006, 04:43 PM
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That's friggen Awesome! They would be TRUE RUN FLAT TIRES! WTH am I talking about, those will never be Flat!
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Ps. Agree on the need for sidewall. They do look Ugly as hell
07-19-2006, 06:19 PM
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I hope they put the sidewalls on production, otherwise good luck with cleaning those tires. I think they will be extreamly expensive.
07-19-2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by x550-ed' post='312882' date='Jul 19 2006, 05:43 PM
Ps. Agree on the need for sidewall. They do look Ugly as hell
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Originally Posted by x550-ed' post='312881' date='Jul 19 2006, 07:43 PM
That's friggen Awesome! They would be TRUE RUN FLAT TIRES! WTH am I talking about, those will never be Flat!
