Spokeless Rims?

[Der Alta]

Now that's an interesting looking bike.

Link to the originator/designer: http://burningart.com/meico/moto/sbarro/
Now that would turn heads.

Also check out Psycho Billy's Cadillac

AO

 

[Klostrophobic]

That's pretty badass, but it throws off the entirely perfect weight distribution going on with the rest of the bike.

 

[Joey D]

I've seen the bike with the rear rim like that but never the front. Thats sweet!

 

[Layzie]

That kicks ass, as stated I've seen bike with back spokeless, but not the front. It might be weird having the front tire like that.

 

[rollazn]

Looks weird. I guess it have to grow on me. Its not like you see spokeless rims alot. This is my first time I have seen it, and I hope its not my last.

It looks pretty cool. But I wouldn't do it.

 

[87chevy]

tha's cool!!! first time seeing it on a bike. but years ago i saw on TV (have no idea what show) that i guy made a car like that. all spokeless wheels. I forget how the drive wheels worked. i think it was actually AWD. it was cool, but i hardly remember anything about it now.

 

[Ethix101]

It's an interesting concept, but I think it looks goofy. Maybe it's because I'm used to the forks meeting the wheel in the center, but it just looks wrong. The spoke-less rear looks cool though.



-Mark

 

[Ottoman]

haha i thought this was funny:

Whilst they look pretty - very striking actually - they suffer from the slight draw back that they fail in every engineering principle you can apply to a wheel.

The rollerbearing and seal speeds are almost as high as the road speed.
The brg & seals are "in the muck".
The wheel is no longer a entire "structure" - relying on the bearings to prevent distortion.
rotating interia is much higher - bearing / seals / drive being almost at tyre diameter.
very small amount of damage results in a jammed wheel.
And other reasons I can't think of at the moment.

 

[under18carbon]

It's an interesting concept, no doubt about that.
Personally, I like it! Looks very unique.

Makes me wanna go stick my hand in them spokeless rims.

 

[Flerbizky]

Now that's a proper fat reartire 👍

And quite a concept to boot. It looks good on the Chopper, but not something I'd consider for the old 7

 

[Solid Lifters]

We talked about this a few months back in the Rumble Strip. I still like Billy Zane's chopper the best. Probably because it was the first time I saw a hubless wheel.

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=42068&highlight=hubless+chopper

 

[TsLeng]

Heh, looks like a hamster running circle.