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Originally posted by morbid:
They probably left the sidewalls off to compensate for the additional weight of the "spokes". Any mention of how much they weigh?
even beyond that though, these things will replace the wheel and tire at the same time. can they weigh that much? the way the internals looks, they could, but given the physics put into the inner structure, allowing them to be able to build that strength with possibly less material than we might think.
i, for one, think they'll weigh less than most options out there.
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First thing I thought when I saw them was the 1800s and wagon wheels! 
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I think they should figure out a way to put them like kind of inside a normal tire.
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random thought: take out the outer rubber, and leave just the spokes, and i think those would make some crazy dune buggy tires... 
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Those tires look hideous.
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where's the puking smiley?  pretend thats barf
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The open wall would cause havoc in the winter. If snow got in there it would be a pain to get out.
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I'm sure they won't make them without a sidewall. They're probably just open because it makes prototyping and testing easier. Without a sidewall they'd get out-of balance easily in snow and dirt, throw debris pretty forcefully, and people think they look funny. But I'm sure pneumatics looked funny at first too.
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a very good idea, and i dont think the ride would be that harsh. just need to close up those sidewalls
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Originally posted by ToasterOven:
a very good idea, and i dont think the ride would be that harsh.
I'm glad you think that the ride would be fine. I'm sure your highly calibrated vibration sensor works very well looking at pictures on the internet.
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