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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
We don't if the airless tires will have any specific advantages, but it is interesting to have this come up.
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At least earlier in development they were touting reduced rolling resistance and increased lateral stiffness.
I wonder if you brake hard, if there's a weird snap-back from all those ribs allowing the wheel to twist an inch or two?
https://smartech.gatech.edu/handle/1853/37202
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1.2.2
Rolling Resistance
The main environmental advantage to the Tweel™ is its very low rolling resistance, or the constant force required to roll a wheel at a constant speed under a certain vertical load
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