Michelin Tweel Demo

[tuanvupn246]

can we drift?

[californium99]

@greasemo12 I'm pretty sure Michelin has a slightly better idea what they're developing than u do ya fuckin twat.. Why don't u go back to buttfuckin ur dog in ur daddy's garage.. Its close-minded, big-mouth pricks like u that hinder technology with ur know-it-all bullshit.. Eat shit and die u fuckin joke

[theAngelofhevn]

11 Peopole are Cops

[gtothefinest]

id like to see this bitch hit a wash dc pot hole bet it couldnt take it

[SidedriverDotCom]

Very cool. But is it SideDriver equipped?

[adminlvieira]

There is only one question with this wheel, try using them on a Bugatti at top speed, to see where the rubber goes..

[alamedinka]

всё, покупаю

[Sodahiss]

can you drift with them

[greasemo12]

You just know every nigger is going to buy this tire. Word to the niggers , this tire will not work. With a pneumatic tire it has air pressure, when you hit a bump the tire compresses and the tire pressure increases as your tire is compressed, keeping your "PeP Boys" low class nigger wheels healthy. Look at the vid, when the tire is put under stress in the corner it damn near touches the rim, now add a bump.. Silly niggers, spokes are for Schwinns. Why do we bother, stupidity is inbred.

[AnomalyFamilyFilms]

@greasemo12

you're right about stupidity being inbred, inbred.

[heathermillerdmz]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms you almost had it, it would be, "you're right about stupidity being inbred, inbreed." Nice try though.

[AnomalyFamilyFilms]

@heathermillerdmz i used it correctly. if i didn't i'll need some kind of proof. i made a cursory check and inbred as a noun referring to a person produced by inbreeding is proper use. check the oxford dictionary.

[greasemo12]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms shame, another uneducated nigger making his race look bad by posting idiocy.

[AnomalyFamilyFilms]

@greasemo12 like i told heather there, check your oxford dictionary buddy. and how would you know my race? hint: not black. if i'm uneducated, you're unborn. fucking stillborn.

[greasemo12]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms unborn, fucking stillborn, wtf is that. it's like you can't put together a simple idea.

[AnomalyFamilyFilms]

@greasemo12 or you can't understand one. an unstoppable object meets an immovable object; what happens? when you figure it out MAYBE i'll reply.

[greasemo12]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms there in no such thing as an unstoppable or an immovable object. Physics apply to every thing no matter the size of it's mass, please stop making yourself look stupid by posting nonsense questions.

[AnomalyFamilyFilms]

@greasemo12 you failed to even grasp the nature of the question.

[greasemo12]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms i understand the nature of your question, i'm telling you it's a theory and it does not exist in reality.

[greasemo12]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms You probably think the Tweel is a good idea, don't you? You have zero concept on physics am I right?? Your not black, than you must be of South American origin. Only a nigger or a spic would be stupid enough to buy this for his 1991 mazda. Your Tweel cool.

[greasemo12]

@AnomalyFamilyFilms How the hell did we go from arguing about the Tweel to arguing about the omnipotence paradox. Wow, only on youtube, thanks though, I had fun. Goodnight

[robert66michel]

yes ,what happened to them, where are they?this was posted many years ago

[AnimePlanet7]

Never Run Outta Air Huh?! Yeah right!! When I was growing up they said the SAME thing about electronic 'circuit boards' i.e. Tv's and Radios the circuit board would last virtually forever they said. Devices from the 70's are still here but how many really work well, circuit boards burn out. Cars are going electric what if they decide to use electromagnets in a hollow wheel hub (like the tron legacy cycles) the electromagnets in the hub could 'support' the car, Magnetic Levatation, THEN WHAT!!?!!

[snelpiller]

so whatever happend with these?

[carpediem1956]

@snelpiller I was wondering the same thing. This look like a cool technology reducing waste. It looks kind of cool too. I find it acceptable to use

[MIGHTYcbu]

wow think of all the air you save :p

but seriously, why isn't this available for bicycles yet? with low speed and low weight it should be easier to develop than for a car.

[olreet]

@MIGHTYcbu that is basically what a bike wheel is, they just found a way to integrate spokes that can fit around an existing hub style for a car, they obviously had to make them out of somthing other than thin peices of metal.

[OregonDARRYL]

Wow, that tweel sure is tweet.... 

[nolifeATALL23]

i wana see someone drift

[Veikra]

Then it would be nice to buy only the outside tire, so it would be cheaper than a conventionnal tire

[breeannaqktjbl]

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[Zer0kbps]

I would assume production tweels would have walls if only to prevent vandalisation and the freezing thing like PolluteLessDotCom said. That said, if they build a lorry tweel, I cannot help thinking that will save lives, when those tires explode lorries end up in the wrong place

[Zer0kbps]

I would assume production tweels would have walls if only to prevent vandalisation and the freezing thing,

[Veikra]

@Zer0kbps current tires do not have knive-proof sidewall either...

[PolluteLessDotCom]

Imagine parking in a puddle that freezes solid overnight!

[Enoes89]

can we use this kind of wheel for drifting???

[leparditas]

@Enoes89 yeah

[roflcoptergoesscisci]

it would probley get banned from the us public becous when thes are on a sports car spike strips wont work be cous most sport cars are faster than most cop cars thay would need to use spike strips any one could desine this in a fiew hours

[JD0x0]

@roflcoptergoesscisci there are other tires that spike strips wont work on. Solid race slicks for example, hold no air, they are solid rubber. A spike strip might tear up the rubber a little bit but having no air it wouldnt deflate and still be drivable. And race slicks would make those sports cars go even faster, as long as the road isnt wet. And BTW europe has faster sports cars than the US and slower police cars. With the exception of the italian lambo police cars in Italy.

[cvmiata]

i love it when they drive over a mine! looks like an impressive tire!

[Hectectica]

I feel this has potential... it just needs time to be developed and refined.... like any other decent invention at it's inception. Give it some time guys. :)

[MrDexter9i3]

So...can u do burnouts...?...

[DVeck89]

Now why would tire manufacturers want to see a replacement for their current profitable tire industry that apparently uses less rubber, is more durable, and therefore doesn't need to be replaced as often?

[ButtPoopWiggle]

@FenrirLupus Shit... Well either way.

[Scorponox93]

well now the spike strips will doesnt work...

i want to someone put this in the next NFS!

[jigc23]

speak English

[hybridz3]

:o nice video !

[ButtPoopWiggle]

Fuck... I had this exact idea when I was like 13... It looked identical in my head... FUCK!

[koglowa]

@ButtPoopWiggle i'm sure it's been around longer than that...

[dragonlense]

These cant rotate over 50mph! they over heat, extremely loud, and shake dangerously over 50mph....not that good

[naik2222]

@dragonlense maybe you right

[dutchfreaker]

thats awsome

must cost a lot tho

[polar600prox2]

i want a set for my fourwheeler!!! that would truely be a plush ride lol

[myjanuary151987]

I want them now!

[onlinesniper]

thee would be awesome for the unmanned bomb disposal vehicle

[hgwonline]

mich nervt an sowas das die sich nie trauen sowas schnell marktreif zu machen, das teil wurde von michelin schon 2005 entwickelt, und könnte meines erachtens schon längst in den läden zu kaufen sein, aber nein, man müsste sich ja mal was trauen...

[japmsn]

I wonder how much these would last

[zimtower]

Spike strips can be made to wrap around the wheel.

[croc17046]

it won't be outlawed because of spike strips....just because it doesn't have air doesn't mean it can't be busted. no product is invicible.

[s14sr]

I'd hate to see emergency stops with this product.

[obzelite]

pretty sure it will flat spot the same as a conventional tires would

[emmasweeny]

I see a lot of lateral movement in corning on that audi. That has to translate to poor handling characteristics.

[HighCardWins]

But military apps they would well, I think.

Check out Energy Return Wheel.

[obzelite]

have you seen a regular tire deformation?

F1 tire being tested, best tires in the world and some serious lateral movement.

W8UiE7yvO_M

[DannyTBrian]

can u still drift with it? i dont think so...

[meppers]

if this ever goes to market it will be outlawed due to the fact that this is immune to police spike strips

[Darwinpasta]

Nah, they'll just make a knife strip instead. Slice the outer rubber ring and it wouldn't go much farther.

[EnjoiRogueStatus909]

but is that more important compared to safety? not meaning to sound rude im just asking

[frankensteinmoneymac]

Didnt know it was a law that things had to conform to spike strip damage.........

[silverslic5]

or they could just find a new defense against them...

[bradmanthethird]

police can't use spike strips on motorcycles moving at any speed, because it has such a high chance of killing the rider, but motorcycles aren't outlawed

[Waratahoftroy]

@bradmanthethird

since when did the police worry about killing people they seek to aprehend?

[IgorGiganskiANtiatom]

@bradmanthethird And shoud not be outlawed! Bad guys have also semi-trucks or armored cars and guns should all be outlawed then? New-liberal crap! Outlaw the crime not the tool!

[cadian14758]

they could just make a high heat strip. melt the wheel.

[kennit1000]

I can't see the application of this tech to superbike wheels.

[Doomsdaydev1ce]

It's impossible to pop, unlike most air-filled tires.

Kinda hard to top that.

[kennit1000]

Oh yes, I know it's better than inflated tires, but I just don't know how they'll use this tech to make a tire the correct shape for a superbike.

[bestamerica]

depend on a vehicle weight,,,

full load is too heavy

[realStrannik]

Главное можно не боятся проколов )))

[vivitar45]

never ghet a flat tire

[abhimanyu5]

does not seem like a good concept.

the tyres that we have now are much better. the tweel has horrible vibration issues and heat generation issues.

[rukieishere]

easier to vandalize

[randyrockksyoursox]

it makes the audi look sexy

[BRANDORC]

i first heard about this 4 years ago from a michelin rep when i was working as a wholesale distributor. back then they had road noise issues. marketing wise, the tire and wheel have to sold together because the rubber doesn't simply mount to the rim like a normal tire. so michelin would have to have a contract on newly released vehicles for fitment reasons if this was to be cost effective. any older model vehicles i would imagine would be special order and be very costly.

[velveetaslingshot]

They need to integrate those with the next gen hybrids!

[czukoman202]

Yea... but it will piss u off when some douche neighborkid puts a rock in one of these tweels

[BlackWidowLuger]

Can't, when they finally are released they will be enclosed, so they'll look like any other tire.

[SWINGREGORY]

Very cool !

Michelin is French, as me , cool

how to buy ? in the future ?

best regards

[TheLightningStalker]

Never get a flat. Awesome.

[Vid12]

that resisted a landmine! but a small AP mine

[KidCorporate]

The military's GOTTA have a hardon for this tech...

[totalphysiqueonline]

Catching criminals just got a whole hell of a lot harder.

[SPUTNIK2345]

Just put a couple of chainsaws across the road

[MickandNick]

can't stop a bullet to the head.

[inferno350z]

bullet proof helmet

[cimicianga]

sonole stesse ruote che hanno usato sulla luna quando hanno portato su ma macchinina

[joshuaTNE]

i researched this technology. they plan on putting side walls to keep debris such as dirt, ice ect out... those things won't be an issue. they are leaving side walls off for now for data collecting purposes as well as showing off the technology. if they had side walls all of you guys would claim the vid was fake. lol. nay sayers calm down.

[naoto000]

small　stone　danger

[al1500321]

Except in winter all the ice and snow will get stuck in there and cause some wicked vibrations.

[zecnobot]

This would be perfect for bicycles/motorcycles

[LunatikTokyo]

I dont think this will work...they didnt quite show what happens when it rolls over something sharp...

[ridonkulous192]

Nothing would happen. It's not filled with air.

[rossiroller]

umm were you not paying attention? they put explosives under it and it still rolled. you better be saying that sarcastically or you fail.

[LunatikTokyo]

I am fully aware they put explosives under that vehicle. And no wasnt being sarcastic. I just dont see these tires working in certain conditions such as the weather....as in "winter" weather. Because obviously the snow would get in the empty spaces and freeze...so therefore the car would have a hard time moving. Its justa video dude...lol

[rossiroller]

cars are heavy..... ice in the spokes wouldnt be a problem. although extreme cold would have an interesting effect on the flexibility of the spokes. sorry i jumped on you.

[LunatikTokyo]

Its ok lol. Hmm...I would think that it would depend on how much ice were talking about. It might survive a little...but I meant maybe high to extreme weather conditions(cold weather) that these tires may not do so well. Yes! Extreme cold would have an interesting effect! That would have to be tested...which hasnt been shown here(maybe another video has it?)otherwise I wouldnt drive with these tires in Alaska lol You would need some serious snow tires!

[homestyle2000]

very true. although i think its a cool idea i want the actual rim looking part to be a bit bigger not like 24 inch rims but this is just too small long story short. needs more silver.

[derneuschooer]

is ja mol interessant, haar ik nej dacht, datt dej techniek vaandaag al so wiet is, wenn dat uns tokummst dedütt, denn süd ik geern dorbi!

[naflodi]

How much do they cost?

[naflodi]

Sorry, this tire will never fly. It is just way too expensive with out much advantage over conventional tires.

[Nopiw]

too expensive?

lern some german

[fstop100]

It looks ugly. How do I mount this on my custom wheels?

[naflodi]

I wish they would invent a tire that uses compressed air. Oh wait, they already have, so why do we need this design?

[warrenlaidler]

So you watched it go over a landmine (Or similar explosive device) and keep on rolling?

Guess now you know why we need something like that.

[naflodi]

I don't see a military application. Thick pneumatic tires might actually do better.

[go0dkat]

Because this one doesnt run out of air and seeing this its more durable and reliable because youll never have a flat tire

[cyborgtroy]

You don't need to put more air in. Ever. It's super low-maintenance.

[BackwardsMan]

This is interesting. Though I'm guessing it wouldn't be suitable for cars with really low centers of gravity.

[cyborgtroy]

Those sorts of cars usually have higher pressures, for which you would want a tougher tweel. The ones shown here are pretty soft.

[toastyovens]

English motherfucker! Do you speak it?!!!!

[xxhermitxx]

LOL omfg raped !!! what movie was that from you made me fall off my chair roaring with laughter!?!?!?

[tostrong4you]

haha

[sz86b13]

Please show me video when car with this tires is at 150km/h and start to brake hard :D:D

[Nopiw]

crash

[carnota5]

i think is cool but what about in low temp. in the snow i bet that becomes a snow ball gathering all the snow inside the threaths of the wheel.

i think driving in the snow or rain its going to adds more weight on the wheels 'cause water and snow is going to be stored inside the wheel more or less giving poor MPG.

[ntuman]

dude. you can cover the sides.

[vasvas]

They could probably design it so the snow slides out because of the centrifugal and gravity forces. (one is out of the wheel at higher speeds, the other is to the ground)

[cyborgtroy]

I don't think water will stay in there very long.

[tricky778]

They could put porous spots in the tread so water can flow both in and out to avoid hydroplaning - the wheel would cut through some of the water rather than having to displace it all. The pressure that would have built up to apply an upward force equal to the weight of the car could easily force a large amount of water through the tread. It would be so safe to drive in the wet.

[douglasheld]

This idea is completely retarded. With a pneumatic tire, you get the full compression of all the gas in the tire when you deform it at one point.

Replacing that by absorbing all the energy from the deformation point is nonsensical. How important is it, really, to run while flat??

[planet653]

Very important for military applications.

[mastior]

I'm sure they can recycle this product, they spread shreaded tires across the continential freeways.

[Da5an4nThu9]

they are propably going to cover the sides so that it would look like any ordinary wheel.

now it looks kinda weird.

[boestreetrunners]

great idea...Imagine how many lives this can save on the highway

[smoothsk8r44]

I love this idea!

[mastior]

They claim no waste, when repairing they must dicard the worn tire, the spokes weaken as well. What is that calld? WASTE !

[YTMrVulcan]

What if everything can be recycled?

[mastior]

are you referring to the toxic wastes of our Nuclear Plants?

[YTMrVulcan]

No, I'm referring to the product in the video.

[xdramaticxmex]

Thats amazing!

[opane4]

Just cant wait to have these tires on bicycles!!

[YTMrVulcan]

What about on a wheelchair?! :)

Or, do the tires have to be too wide?

[ricardoolimaraujo]

if you brack hard... say bye bye Michelin :) :)

[keekaykorapsa]

obviously you didn't watch the video @ 0:38-39. that's exactly what will happen to the tire/s when hardbraking. much more traction means more grip more effective braking.

[niswel]

looking forward to se this on the cars of the future!

[Buffik2000]

Такие покрышки были разработаны в России в 1963 году при подготовке к лунной программе и испытывались в Сибири!

[4410wow]

they would not be vary arodinamic

[cantonschool]

You obviously don't know how air moves XD

[infinityofnever]

the drifters had a good run.

[SamArcher91]

Thats very interesting, i had no-idea anything like that had been developed, there are SO many good things about that product. Apart from when you want to brake hard wont the BD increase by like 100ft... After all they would just flex in on themselves and catch fire or something under emergancy-braking...

[xDoctorBallsx]

cops may not be able to use spikes but they have nets now that wrap around the wheel to stop the car.

[Orgato]

Apparantly they are very loud on the road, and you can feel it more, because both the rubber and air in normal tires dampen the shock/sound

[prime1357]

not to mention the fact that you can get dirt/ice/rocks in the crevices and throw off the wheel balance.

Until you replace the wheel with something like they had on irobot, the std. pressurized tire is about the apex of car/road interaction

[kripteam]

how about a combination of tweel and a low pressure tire to keep out foreign debris and moisture?

[lleksikon]

if they use any pressure, the wheel can be punctured. The whole point with the tweel is that it's immune to punture.

[InnissMix]

that can be easily rectified, by simply placing a equally flexable membrain to cover the sides of the tweel. What do you think? :)

[seabass101dg]

Is this on the market yet? or is it still in developement?

[love1684]

lol we will see bouncing cars soon

[rangerofdanger123]

they work good but look like crap

[gmfreaky]

00:48 what do they do?

[joesterd555]

they put a mine down

[Lizanopuntocom]

I think they roll the tire over a land mine

[DeltaWound]

Dammit, when the hell are they going to make these for bikes?

[montereyjak]

I doubt the cops can stop this because the car spikes wont work... can they?

[vogt48]

I wonder what happens when ice freezes in and around those wheels over night. Will they pull apart when you try to move?

[rgerr57]

can i put snow chains on them

[Sabored]

they cant release these because in a car chase spikes wont work

[BuPsychBass]

does that really matter?

[jamesinc87]

I'm sure an equally innovative solution will be thought up for that problem...

[simpleman6]

cops also use the system zapper or stunner to kill a cars electrical system.

[TwoHeadedDong]

Be careful in believing everything "they" say

[frvfilms]

the future is here!

[mmikkone]

What happens when snow or ice or rocks get between those threads?

[Rockstartribute]

On the Michelin website they have a picture of it being used by some sort of CAT construction vehicle...so it must be able to withstand extreme loads...

[teamconspiracy]

watch when these become popular as kids start going around with branch cutters and cut all the rubber spokes

[7olusegun]

This is an improvement (not a breakthrough) over a spoked wheel(the spokes being flexible and rubbery).

Will this type of tire (or tyre) be able to carry very heavy loads (like cargo airplanes) and running at high ground speed?

[craighill86]

very good points. also will this tire stand up well to braking harshly in wet/icey conditions? great design i must admit, but a few more questions need answering.

[chikotube]

just need to manufacture tires with different spoke load ratings. Thicker=heavier, etc.

[djweldon]

why not use never-falts

because never-flats (or run-flats as theyre acualy called) still contain air. They are essentialy a regular tire, with a hard rubber ring inserted into them. So when you have a blow out, there is still a rather harsh drop in ride hight (wich can cause loss of control), as well as a loss of the structual ridgity of the