As a matter of fact, yes I have...Has anybody seen new Michelins yet?
Wish I could...Well, spill the beans then!
FYI, an ex-coworker of mine (very much for the better) got his hands on some internal Tweel papers from Michelin ~ a year ago. He destroyed them, but hopefully these new Michelin tires fall in the hands of the same guy who leaked that stuffWish I could...
but the staff really wouldn't like it if I took pics of them, then posted them on the internet. I like my job too much to risk that.
Things do not leak out from Michelin unless Michelin wants it to be leaked out. The Tweel has been around for a lot longer then a year, and any info info that your ex-coworker had was useless to our competitors. Proprietary info does not get out.FYI, an ex-coworker of mine (very much for the better) got his hands on some internal Tweel papers from Michelin ~ a year ago. He destroyed them, but hopefully these new Michelin tires fall in the hands of the same guy who leaked that stuff
isnt the Tweel 3 or 4 years old already?FYI, an ex-coworker of mine (very much for the better) got his hands on some internal Tweel papers from Michelin ~ a year ago. He destroyed them, but hopefully these new Michelin tires fall in the hands of the same guy who leaked that stuff
Just do it, then after you get canned, go to work for MaxxisWish I could...
but the staff really wouldn't like it if I took pics of them, then posted them on the internet. I like my job too much to risk that.
Are you sure it wasnt rider error?? I never had 1 problem when i ran my 32's with and without tubes. I had enough confedance to run them in my races too....Dear Michelin, Please make sure the DH32 beads are strong enough and/or tight enough to stay on the rim for longer than a couple runs.
Whut? I have a set of old DH32's and they have crazy tight/strong beads. I sometimes snap plastic tyre levers getting them on and off my rims (729's). The DH24 I have and Maxxis Minions etc go on easy enough, sometimes without levers...I've run them at 15psi or something stupid and never rolled one off. Maybe I ride too slow.Dear Michelin, Please make sure the DH32 beads are strong enough and/or tight enough to stay on the rim for longer than a couple runs.
We were using "tweels" on robots that I designed at Draper in 2001, so that's at least 8 years and I'm sure that I wasn't the first one to do it. My inspiration came from a caster wheel and who knows how long that thing was around. Same inspiration for the supercharger and turbocharger bashguards incidentally.isnt the Tweel 3 or 4 years old already?
Yea, Tweel has been in development forever. I'm pretty sure it's actually available for limited commercial use.isnt the Tweel 3 or 4 years old already?
hah hah...first time I met you, me, you, Jeremy R and John P were dividing up loot out of their box trailer at Mt. Snow after finals were over. Pretty sure that was the end of the heyday at that very instant.We were using "tweels" on robots that I designed at Draper in 2001, so that's at least 8 years and I'm sure that I wasn't the first one to do it. My inspiration came from a caster wheel and who knows how long that thing was around. Same inspiration for the supercharger and turbocharger bashguards incidentally.
I agree 100% with Piper. That 2.5 Comp 32 is SO overdue. They should have made that tire in 2002.
Does this look like a DH 24 with one of the nobs missing (The one everyone clips out)?
hmmm, bike shop in the village at northstar has half a dozen sitting on the rack....dirt cheap too!I'm still rockin a worn out ust comp32 up front. Please hurry those 2010's along so I can get a new front tire.
They did, it's called an Intense 909.That 2.5 Comp 32 is SO overdue. They should have made that tire in 2002.
they already did do that, not for us though (for WC teams/riders). I have a couple of 2.1 DH casing comp 24s that're molded so those knobs are virtually flat. the old 'Hot S' XC tyres were molded like that tooDoes this look like a DH 24 with one of the nobs missing (The one everyone clips out)?
Maybe they finally did this for us.
There were some leaked specs of the 2010 Glorys out there and the tires listed were 2.4 Hot S's!they already did do that, not for us though (for WC teams/riders). I have a couple of 2.1 DH casing comp 24s that're molded so those knobs are virtually flat. the old 'Hot S' XC tyres were molded like that too
I ran the Comp 32 up front from the year it came out until 2006, the very first ones had some sidewall issues but in the 2nd year or so they came with a + sign on the sidewall so you could tell it was a reinforced version. I did lose a bead on the gen 1 Comp 32s but never again after the newer version came out. I still have one sitting in my basement, just don't think I have a fork anymore that it will fit in well as they are huge!Ran Michy's since 2001 exclusively and have only ever shredded one sidewall and that was at Massanutten and it was a used one from the season before. I was being a little elitist and saving my new tire for "race run".
In all fairness, there hasn't been a tire made that Massanutten hasn't given the kiss of death at race speed. Then again, tires are made of super soft organic matter, not adamantium, so anything can happen to any DH tire, except IRC...they just die on the rack.
Hmm, if only I could get out there.hmmm, bike shop in the village at northstar has half a dozen sitting on the rack....dirt cheap too!
dear rim manufacturers(with the exception of mavic) please make rims that are UST/Nagesti certified so that tires don't roll off your rimsDear Michelin, Please make sure the DH32 beads are strong enough and/or tight enough to stay on the rim for longer than a couple runs.
That's what you get for running comp 16s on rocks.Hurry up new Michelins!!!!! I'm down to my last 2 Comp 16's and one's on the bike. I had four 3 weeks ago. Damn N* rocks
you're running comp 16's at northstar.....? Srsly?Hurry up new Michelins!!!!! I'm down to my last 2 Comp 16's and one's on the bike. I had four 3 weeks ago. Damn N* rocks