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Old 10-09-2021, 05:59 AM
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Old 10-09-2021, 02:01 PM
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That may be so, though beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. It will save the disposal of 200 million tires a year. No more spare tire or jack required. You will get the maximum miles per gallon from your car as you only get that when the tires ar properly inflated which Joe Public rarely if ever takes care of. Lighter front and rear suspension as lighter unsprung weight - better handling. They will last about 2X longer than a regular set of tires.

For decades, people have bought ugly cars. Soon they can begin to buy ugly tire/wheels too.


How about the dirt, mud and rocks that will make their way into between the webs and cause out of balance situations? Couldn't a thin rubber sidewall be there to make the tire look more traditional and keep this from happening?
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No more raised white letters or redlines. The tire manufacturers probably hate the thought that there won't be any way to showcase the brand name on the sidewall, which will no longer exist.
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How about the dirt, mud and rocks that will make their way into between the webs and cause out of balance situations? Couldn't a thin rubber sidewall be there to make the tire look more traditional and keep this from happening?
LOL - you think those tires are made for off road? They have worked over 10 years on this design. I am sure they have thought about your what ifs.

It's supposed to last at least 80,000 miles. No thin rubber sidewall cover will last anywheres near that long. Plus you want the tire to evacuate anything that gets caught in the webs quickly and easily.
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Old 10-09-2021, 03:13 PM
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Keep in mind that the Michelin’s Unique Puncture-proof Tire System (UPTIS) is the first of it's kind. IMO, it's a form follows function with no real aesthetics.

Look at the evolution of the automobile tire. They were white! The part of the car that touched the ground and it was white? How stupid was that?

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LOL - you think those tires are made for off road? They have worked over 10 years on this design. I am sure they have thought about your what ifs.

It's supposed to last at least 80,000 miles. No thin rubber sidewall cover will last anywheres near that long. Plus you want the tire to evacuate anything that gets caught in the webs quickly and easily.
Really don’t know why you are defending an absolute ugly tire design so much. I guess you have some skin in the game. Bottom line they are ugly as sin snd a rubber sidewall would indeed last 80k miles. There is no wear on the sidewalls
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Yes, they are ugly. But technology marches on.

I am sure pneumatic tires will be available for a long time.
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Yes, they are ugly. But technology marches on.

I am sure pneumatic tires will be available for a long time.
no doubt. Im sure they are superior to what we have now. Not a debate.
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Really don’t know why you are defending an absolute ugly tire design so much. I guess you have some skin in the game.
No skin in the game. My opinion just differs from yours. I think they are very futuristic looking. No reason for you to get all bent out of shape just because I don't agree with you.




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Bottom line they are ugly as sin snd a rubber sidewall would indeed last 80k miles. There is no wear on the sidewalls
A beg to differ looking at this photos:

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