Comments on: Wheely innovative http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/ read, share, suggest, and use cracking business ideas Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Ben http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-658 Ben Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:10:40 +0000 http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-658 This is a good idea. This is a good idea.

]]> By: Adam J McHenry http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-663 Adam J McHenry Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:57:06 +0000 http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-663 What a fantastic idea....seems too obvious! The safety factor sells the idea, makes me wonder why no group like the AA or tyre manufacturer hasn't done this already.... What a fantastic idea….seems too obvious! The safety factor sells the idea, makes me wonder why no group like the AA or tyre manufacturer hasn’t done this already….

]]> By: David Shepheard http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-664 David Shepheard Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:28:14 +0000 http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-664 A guy who works with me came up with the same idea and looked into it a bit further. It was patented some while ago so he gave up on it. A guy who works with me came up with the same idea and looked into it a bit further. It was patented some while ago so he gave up on it.

]]> By: JC http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-703 JC Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:16:06 +0000 http://blog.ideavolcano.com/2008/02/25/wheely-innovative/#comment-703 This is a good idea... except that there is a reason why most tyres are black - it's the colour of carbon, which is great for grip. You can get coloured bicycle tyres, but you give up grip or some other desirable property. Other problem: tyres are molded, and getting different colours would probably mean a totally changed manufacturing process with multiple molding steps, and the possiblity of weakness between layers. Expensive. This is a good idea… except that there is a reason why most tyres are black - it’s the colour of carbon, which is great for grip. You can get coloured bicycle tyres, but you give up grip or some other desirable property.

Other problem: tyres are molded, and getting different colours would probably mean a totally changed manufacturing process with multiple molding steps, and the possiblity of weakness between layers. Expensive.

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