RipTide Sports Pneumatic / Composite tire project

yup TB AT 160s

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Not pneumatic but trying out some concepts in that direction

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I like where this is going :smiling_imp:

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Nice! Love to see the progress is still rolling

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Another version of the gummies?

definitely INTERESTED

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I want to see them after 200+ miles

ungummies on untrampas :joy:

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unnumies

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Anyway looks great Brad. Def interested in this too. Is that supposed to be a water channel in the center?

More than just a water channelā€¦

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Me tooā€¦

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Wait a minuteā€¦ are those stooge 3 link trucks?? Sill the beans!

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outer soft durometer and inner hard?

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Interesting question, looking at the zoomed in pix on the blue 'thane it they appear slightly different color, but that may be more of a trick of the light, so weā€™ll see

Iā€™m gunna throw my guess into the ring and say that was a deep as Brad wanted to make the moldā€¦and/or the white thingie has something to do with how the 'thane is attached to the wheel hubā€¦

but I suck at guessing

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Maybe the colored us a soft duro and the white goes beneath it and is a hard duro? Or vice versa and the colored is something like 70a and the white is 50a for even more comfort

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First ride in, quick 5 miler. Tire temp under 100 degree F while the rear @MoeStooge racewheels were 130 F. I need to find their adhesion limit to see if I am on the right track. Surface included, chunder, smooth pavement, gravel, and dirt.

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I had to do some pigment tests so all are the same duro 75a

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Interesting Thane bushing addition on the 3-linksā€¦
I can see that being a unique way to add bushing stiffness

k00k approves of your science!!

BTW Brad, can you post here, or PM the duros of the bushings I received from @MoeStooge when I got the 3-links from himā€¦ you know, the yellow and the blue ones that compress around the center heimā€¦ thanks

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Iā€™m looking at two different compounds on one wheel. Outside compound would be softer for cornering, inside profile would be harder for longevity.

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