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Rock Climbing
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Re: Rock Climbing
Coasty wrote:
> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html > > > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). -- FRH |
Re: Rock Climbing
Coasty wrote:
> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html > > > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). -- FRH |
Re: Rock Climbing
Coasty wrote:
> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html > > > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). -- FRH |
Re: Rock Climbing
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Coasty wrote: >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. -- DougW |
Re: Rock Climbing
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Coasty wrote: >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. -- DougW |
Re: Rock Climbing
Frank_v7.0 wrote:
> Coasty wrote: >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. -- DougW |
Re: Rock Climbing
DougW wrote:
> > Frank_v7.0 wrote: > > Coasty wrote: > >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html > >> > >> > >> > > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, > > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and > > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent > > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). > > And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O > > I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might > make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. > > -- > DougW Didn't the Apollo Moon Buggy use tires something like that back in the 60's and 70's? They had a horrendous time with them throwing debris. They could make a nice light spare though. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: Rock Climbing
DougW wrote:
> > Frank_v7.0 wrote: > > Coasty wrote: > >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html > >> > >> > >> > > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, > > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and > > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent > > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). > > And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O > > I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might > make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. > > -- > DougW Didn't the Apollo Moon Buggy use tires something like that back in the 60's and 70's? They had a horrendous time with them throwing debris. They could make a nice light spare though. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: Rock Climbing
DougW wrote:
> > Frank_v7.0 wrote: > > Coasty wrote: > >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html > >> > >> > >> > > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, > > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and > > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent > > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). > > And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O > > I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might > make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. > > -- > DougW Didn't the Apollo Moon Buggy use tires something like that back in the 60's and 70's? They had a horrendous time with them throwing debris. They could make a nice light spare though. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: Rock Climbing
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:05:43 -0400, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>: >DougW wrote: >> >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> > Coasty wrote: >> >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you >> > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, >> > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and >> > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent >> > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). >> >> And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O >> >> I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might >> make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. >> >> -- >> DougW > >Didn't the Apollo Moon Buggy use tires something like that back in the >60's and 70's? They had a horrendous time with them throwing debris. > >They could make a nice light spare though. Except that, as I read the press release, it's actually *heavier* than a regular tire: "The Tweel prototype, demonstrated on the Audi A4, is within five percent of the rolling resistance and mass levels of current pneumatic tires. That translates to within one percent of the fuel economy of the OE fitment." If the mass were 5% *lower* it wouldn't have been phrased that way. And I wonder how (actually, "if") it can be adjusted for varying loads...or if that's necessary. -- Bob C. "Evidence confirming an observation is evidence that the observation is wrong." - McNameless |
Re: Rock Climbing
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:05:43 -0400, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>: >DougW wrote: >> >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> > Coasty wrote: >> >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you >> > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, >> > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and >> > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent >> > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). >> >> And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O >> >> I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might >> make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. >> >> -- >> DougW > >Didn't the Apollo Moon Buggy use tires something like that back in the >60's and 70's? They had a horrendous time with them throwing debris. > >They could make a nice light spare though. Except that, as I read the press release, it's actually *heavier* than a regular tire: "The Tweel prototype, demonstrated on the Audi A4, is within five percent of the rolling resistance and mass levels of current pneumatic tires. That translates to within one percent of the fuel economy of the OE fitment." If the mass were 5% *lower* it wouldn't have been phrased that way. And I wonder how (actually, "if") it can be adjusted for varying loads...or if that's necessary. -- Bob C. "Evidence confirming an observation is evidence that the observation is wrong." - McNameless |
Re: Rock Climbing
On Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:05:43 -0400, the following appeared
in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys, posted by Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>: >DougW wrote: >> >> Frank_v7.0 wrote: >> > Coasty wrote: >> >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you >> > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, >> > Michelin makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and >> > traction by removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent >> > Michelins on several vehicles (one Jeep). >> >> And can you imagine how it would throw that debris on the highway. :O >> >> I'd be interested to see how that design handles lateral stress. Might >> make a good airless spare but I doubt it's any good for offroading. >> >> -- >> DougW > >Didn't the Apollo Moon Buggy use tires something like that back in the >60's and 70's? They had a horrendous time with them throwing debris. > >They could make a nice light spare though. Except that, as I read the press release, it's actually *heavier* than a regular tire: "The Tweel prototype, demonstrated on the Audi A4, is within five percent of the rolling resistance and mass levels of current pneumatic tires. That translates to within one percent of the fuel economy of the OE fitment." If the mass were 5% *lower* it wouldn't have been phrased that way. And I wonder how (actually, "if") it can be adjusted for varying loads...or if that's necessary. -- Bob C. "Evidence confirming an observation is evidence that the observation is wrong." - McNameless |
Re: Rock Climbing
Good point on keeping balance. While they may work well, those things remind
me of a wicker chair. "Frank_v7.0" <none@no.net> wrote in message news:UJQTg.2001$Ka1.266@news01.roc.ny... > Coasty wrote: >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, Michelin > makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and traction by > removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent Michelins on > several vehicles (one Jeep). > > -- > FRH |
Re: Rock Climbing
Good point on keeping balance. While they may work well, those things remind
me of a wicker chair. "Frank_v7.0" <none@no.net> wrote in message news:UJQTg.2001$Ka1.266@news01.roc.ny... > Coasty wrote: >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, Michelin > makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and traction by > removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent Michelins on > several vehicles (one Jeep). > > -- > FRH |
Re: Rock Climbing
Good point on keeping balance. While they may work well, those things remind
me of a wicker chair. "Frank_v7.0" <none@no.net> wrote in message news:UJQTg.2001$Ka1.266@news01.roc.ny... > Coasty wrote: >> http://www.michelinman.com/differenc...01102005a.html >> >> >> > LMAO! It'll pick up snow and ice or mud and rocks, depending where you > live, and throw off the balance of the wheel. Having said that, Michelin > makes good "normal" tires. I've improved ride, handling and traction by > removing Goodyear tires and replacing them with equivalent Michelins on > several vehicles (one Jeep). > > -- > FRH |
Re: Rock Climbing
They would be cool on a motorcycle.
-- Stupendous Man, Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty |
Re: Rock Climbing
They would be cool on a motorcycle.
-- Stupendous Man, Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty |
Re: Rock Climbing
They would be cool on a motorcycle.
-- Stupendous Man, Defender of Freedom, Advocate of Liberty |
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