Michelin® X® TWEEL® Airless Golf Cart Tire

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Written by: Amber Ripley

Excitement Level: Immeasurable

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Airless golf cart tires and wheels have arrived at Golf Cart Stuff™, and we’re proud to have teamed up with Michelin®, because they knocked it out of the park! The Michelin® X® Tweel® is a one-piece tire and poly-resin honeycomb wheel that is engineered to make your life easier and your golf cart ride more enjoyable!

Welcome to the future. If you use your cart frequently, you know how frustrating it can be to go without. Imagine never having your buggy out of commission again while waiting for replacement golf cart tires… because there’s nothing to go wrong!

Mounting fees, replacement parts, and downtime are a headache and costly; keep reading to learn what in the world an airless tire even is, and truly understand why upgrading to the Michelin® X® Tweel® from GolfCartStuff.com™ is your next best move.

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What is an Airless Tire?

Airless tires, or NPTs (non-pneumatic tires) are tires or tire and wheel assemblies that are not supported by air pressure. The most popular types of airless tires are foam-filled tires and run-flats.

Foam-filled tires are most commonly found on forklifts and on bicycles to prevent flats. Run-flat tires are a newer option for automotive vehicles that allows you to travel around 50 miles at 50 MPH so you can get to a safe place to change the tire. These are typically designed with a heavily-reinforced sidewall that continues to support the tire after a puncture.

What is a TWEEL®?

Introduced by Michelin in 2005, the Michelin® X® TWEEL® (a tire and wheel assembly) is a single unit replacing the current tire, wheel, and valve assembly. It replaces the 23 components of a typical radial tire and is comprised of a rigid hub connected to a shear band by means of flexible, deformable polyurethane spokes and a tread band, all functioning as a single unit.

In addition to pioneering this revolutionary airless tire technology, the TWEEL® also propels Michelin’s® vision of environmental responsibility. By producing a wheel and tire assembly that lasts 3 times longer than traditional tires, we save that much more waste from ending up in our landfills.

TWEEL® Fast Facts:

• No modification is required to add the Michelin® X® Tweel® to any non-lifted golf cart.
• Special comfort design provides a more cushioned ride vs. the standard pneumatic tire.
• Higher cost upfront, but delivers 2-3x the tread life of regular golf cart tires, for a lower lifetime cost.
• The unique spoke design helps dampen the ride for enhanced rider comfort when driving over gravel, uneven pavement, and bumps, all while easily ejecting dirt and debris.
• Designed to provide excellent traction and stability.

Will the TWEEL® Fit my Golf Cart?

YES! This specific X® Tweel® is designed for Club Car Golf Carts, EZ-GO Golf Carts, Yamaha Golf Carts, Star EV carts, and more!

Measuring a total height of 18" tall, your golf cart will not require a lift kit or any other modifications to accommodate this popular tire size. Just unbox, install, and ride!

TWEEL® Features:

• Non-directional tread block pattern provides excellent hill stability and preventing turf damage
• Zero-degree belts give great lateral stiffness, resisting damage and absorbing impacts
• Heavy gauge steel hub with 4-bolt (101.6mm) pattern fits on Club Car, EZGO, Yamaha Golf Carts & more!
• High-strength, poly-resin spokes carry the load and absorb impacts while helping dampen the ride, which reduces bounce or "out of round" feeling some pneumatic tires experience

What are you waiting for?! Order your set of TWEELS® today to be the talk of the neighborhood, golf course and town, and you will be on the cutting edge of golf cart tire and wheel technology!

History of the Michelin® X® TWEEL®

It was over lunch in the late 1990s when Dr. Tim Rhyne and Steve Crohn, both engineers with Michelin, had the idea of challenging pneumatic tire technology and exploring new and revolutionary concepts for this essential mobility component was born. The two inventors ultimately sketched out a viable radial tire that didn’t require any air. “It was a eureka moment,” said Dr. Rhyne, and in 2005, they brought the technology to the world.

Since 2012, the TWEEL® Airless Radial Tire and one of its co-inventors have been presented with over 15 awards!

• 2013 Edison Awards - Silver Award in the Transportation category
• 2013 Equipment Today - Contractors’ Top 50 New Innovative Products of the Year
• 2014 Equipment World Innovation Awards - one of five “game-changing” construction products of 2013
• 2014 Engineering News-Record (ENR) - Dr. Tim Rhyne - Top 25 Newsmakers of the year. (the award recognizes individuals “with the passion, drive, and courage to tackle the most difficult challenges and make our world a better place.”
• 2014 Manufacturing Leadership Awards - Awarded in Product Leadership
• 2015 John Deere “Innovation of the Year” Award
• 2015 NASA Tech Briefs magazine “Create the Future Design Contest” - Honorable Mention in the Automotive/Transportation Category
  
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