Tony Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 A new concept wheel...... I don't think it will catch on> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/61472578/shweel-shock-spoke-wheel-the-revolutionary-airless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Why do they claim this wheel will last the life of a vehicle as whatever outer tread it has must continue to wear in use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 Exactly.......At some point it's going to need some new rubber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 also how do they claim its light as a feather... those shocks and wheel desing must weight some... and un sprung weight is a big no no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 also how do they claim its light as a feather... those shocks and wheel desing must weight some... and un sprung weight is a big no no I stopped reading at the point where the blurb claimed that the unsprung weight was zero . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 did any one watch the video of the truck on the rolling road? the 'shweel' was bouncing all over the place! very unbalanced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 Sagitar is much more qualified than me on the technical aspect regarding this topic than me but i have to agree the un-sprung weight cannot be lost, so it's crocodile tears from the outset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 This looks like a less refined version of Michelin' s "tweel". Also, with the added mass contained in the wheel there is also the rotational inertia to consider. Wheels are made lighter (I.e. alloys) to save fuel, so why add to the mass of the wheel with this? The financial cost of wheel replacement would be something to consider. However, I can imagine the use of this wheel in military type vehicles would be beneficial on rough uneven terrain in situations where a flat tyre could render the vehicle a stationery target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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