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A California-based company has a new kind of wheel for skateboards that delivers a novel shape and claims a special ride experience. This is the Shark Wheel, not circular, not square, but something more interesting. The wheels appear as square when in motion from a side view but the wheel geometry is more than that. The wheels feel circular to the rider, and viewing them along with more details may help to clear the mystique. The wheels are made of three strips each; these create a helical shape when they roll, and they form a sine wave pattern. When the wheels make contact with the ground, good things happen, say the team behind the wheels - the user gets speed, better grip, and a smoother ride.
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(Score: 2) by Reziac on Saturday May 24 2014, @02:24AM
What I immediately wondered is how this can be applied to bicycle and automotive tires, assuming the advantage is real. That could be a far bigger market.
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(Score: 2) by Woods on Saturday May 24 2014, @11:52PM
The only tire advancements (Aside from size, material, etc) that I can think of is this thing [youtube.com]. But I have not heard anything in the last couple years, who knows if that is actually in use anywhere.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Sunday May 25 2014, @12:20AM
Ah, thanks, I'd read about those but hadn't seen one. I'm wondering how it performs in mud, tho I imagine the hollow part could be designed somewhat self-cleaning.
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