AMAZING! BRIDGESTONE SHOWS OFF IT'S AIRLESS/AIR-FREE TIRES

This post is one that proves that the speed with which the world is evolving is quite swift and the rate at which new things are been invented and new ideas been created is quite encouraging. The world as we know it changing at a very fast rate and if we do not change with it, we might be left behind. .
Are you tired of using those doughnut-shaped balloons called tires? Do you hate the idea of having to spend money on tires? Do you thirst for a better alternative to this? Then if so, then your prayers have been answered as Bridgestone  introduces it's Air-free tires.

Bridgestone is a global powerhouse in the tire industry, with eight tire-making plants around the world. It is due to it's high level of expertise that led to it's break through creation which is the air-free tires.

At the Paris Paris Motor Show in France, Bridgestone showed off a second-generation prototype of its Air-Free tire, which is said to replace conventional tires' cushion of air with an array of shock-absorbing resin bands that resemble thick, angled spokes. The outside of the air-free tire is coated with a replaceable tread made of a thin band of solid rubber.

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According to Olivier Monbet the leader of Bridgestone's technical department for France and Benelux, he said "Why mess with the proven design of tires? Of course, there's no such thing as a flat tire, but the main reason is to improve recyclability compared to conventional tires". 

"Every part of the tire can be recycled" Monbet Added, which makes it the best replacement for conventional tires.

Although Bridgestone might be a fore runner in the air-free tire innovvation, they are not the only ones with the intention of making tires.

The Britek Tire has its Energy Return Wheel for bicycles and military vehicles, the Michelin Tweel is suited for loaders, a type of construction vehicle and also the Hankook i-Flex is designed for passenger cars.

Bridgestone first presented the airless tire in 2011, however it's presently enhanced over that first model. Monbet said "Bridgestone is currently alright with how well it absorbs vibrations and shock. That is on the grounds that another plan is better ready to deal with the heat buildup. 

"The next thing on the list is to manage horizontal solidness. At this moment it's too hardened, which isn't great when the driver steers" he said. 

"That issue ought to be tended to with new models which will bed finished in two to four years time. Bridgestone wants to start testing them within a year on little Toyota single-traveller electric vehicles that run in Tokyo", he said. 

"At the point when the elastic piece of the tire destroys, another one can be fitted by warming it up and slipping it on", Monbet added. 


Monbet concluded by saying "It's too early to talk about the price. the cost will diminish as we increment production.

I think it's a nice concept and can't wait to get mine. What about you?

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