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Feb 26, 2006 22:32:21 GMT
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Is it april 1st already? ;D
Seriously though, they are gonna fit a sidwall on those things arnt they? Just look plain wierd otherwise.
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Feb 26, 2006 22:39:39 GMT
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In the words of andy from little britian 'I don't like it' ;D
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Nick
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Feb 26, 2006 22:40:23 GMT
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sa\w this a while back. looks curse word didnt bother reading it properly lol just looked and decided against it.
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idea stolen from rattely eddie.
this weeks car count "5"
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racer86
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Feb 26, 2006 22:44:15 GMT
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Wow thats mad, its a mint idea, but it does look poo.
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the fatigue limit on those spokes has got to be mental, especially as they have to bend i none direction and be totally rigid in the other.
verdict - undecided
J
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In the words of andy from little britian 'I don't like it' ;D I`m with you on that. Looks too damn flimsy
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Look, one's gone flat! Rubbish! only at the bottom
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Never trust a man Who names himself Trevor. Or one day you might find He's not a real drug dealer.
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Havent read the article yet but few questions I would ask would be. How is it bonded to the wheel or would you have to change the full wheel. Normal tyres rely mainly on air pressure to stop them from spinning on the rim. I don't think I would trust my local kwik-fit to change those. If it was parked up for a couple of month would it develop a flat spot? How resistent is it to having the sidewall/spokes kerbed. I would have thought any damage to these would make quite a bit of diffference to the strength, admittedly this is true for normal tyres as well but I would have thought the shape of these would make them more prone to catching/snagging and receiving more damage.
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cost compared to normal tyre? Advantages compared to normal tyre?
Hmmm....
Also I don't see a low profile version...
Might have a good market in off road heavy plant machinery type applications.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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This concept is nothing new!
It was adopted/designed by German forces during the First World War as rubber supplies for their country became harder to obtain.
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I guess you'd be able to fit some sort of wheeltrim affair over them You mean a nice big moondisc on each wheel......
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I like long walks, especially when they're taken by people I don't like.
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Them tyres are going to be as bad as wire wheels to clean...
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at first i thought it was a solution to my blowout thead, and i thought theyd add a sidwall and still fill with air, but no thats it!
Would look good on a show custom, yes, and as pointed out massive wheeltrims, for the blingiest looking rims ever.
Verdict: intersting...
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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MWF
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I love them, would look great on a ariel atom
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Feb 27, 2006 10:02:43 GMT
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I remember the Tomorrows World feature on tyres like that, fitted to a wheelbarrow. Looked whacky then!
Rover had the Denovo tyre in the early 70s, it was a run flat that was an option on the P6.
If all the posted problems with these 'tweels' can be overcome, I think they would work, I like them. Just not on the trad hot rod I want......
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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