New Michelin Tires
07-19-2006, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='312938' date='Jul 19 2006, 09:03 PM
They are heaviers since they used rubber to hold up the tires instead of "air." 
07-20-2006, 12:14 AM
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Can you imagine with their current design these tires would collect small rocks and junk from the road in the spokes and then launch them at other cars/people.
The other problem is that even if they do make them with sidewalls it will still be a huge step backwards in the way the wheel/tire package looks. It will look like tires from decades ago where the wheels were 13" to 15" diameter wheels and the tire profiles were 70 or 75. Very Ugly :thumbsdown:
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The other problem is that even if they do make them with sidewalls it will still be a huge step backwards in the way the wheel/tire package looks. It will look like tires from decades ago where the wheels were 13" to 15" diameter wheels and the tire profiles were 70 or 75. Very Ugly :thumbsdown:
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07-22-2006, 03:43 AM
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This is about two years old. While they may have updated the details, the concept seems convoluted and complicated. But it also may explain why Michelin is NOT in the RFT segment (spending too much time in the lab). Or they can't make a more traditional design perform up to their standards.
BTW, my Dunlops are beginning to howl at about 6K miles.
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BTW, my Dunlops are beginning to howl at about 6K miles.
RWH
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