are tires purely pneumatic devices?

[Huw Powell]

Of course, if someone had some science or tests on what sidewalls do 
once there is air pressure, as far as supporting the vehicle, that would 
be interesting.  Since radials are far from "intuitive", they don't look 
"flat" at all until they are down to 5 PSI or so.

I'd be interested in reading that, not the tripe at the linked site below.

On 10/22/2012 1:25 AM, Huw Powell wrote:
> Data from a test that wasn't designed to test the question at hand,
> garbage in, garbage out.
>
> Especially considering the anomalous data.
>
> So far from QED it's not funny.
>
> On 10/11/2012 8:53 PM, Grant Lenahan wrote:
>> Huh and I had a disagreement.  Not sure why, since this has been
>> reported at SAE, by Tire Rack and in racing forums ad nauseum.
>> Yet, we did.
>>
>> here's quite a bit more empirical data from Avon tyres, that
>> demonstrates that i was not nearly assertive enough.
>> They are barely pneumatic at all.
>>
>> http://www.performancesimulations.com/fact-or-fiction-tires-1.htm
>>
>> QED.
>>
>> actually, not entirely QED. I'm interested enough that I'l;l send some
>> time on this when i'm not doubled booked professionally.
>>
>> But for now, qed :-)
>>
>> Grant
>>
>>
>>
>> Grant Lenahan
>> glenahan at vfemail.net
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