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WHEEL NEWS | MARCH 2008
Check out these very different-looking wheels. As you can see, they're clear -no spokes!
Forgiato/Radurra is the company that makes these transparent wheels, (Radurra means 'clear' in Italian). Instead of using metal spokes, this new wheel uses a large clear poly carbonate disc that's chemically hard coated.
It looks like a large glass disc, only much stronger. I reckon the brake dust may show up on these babies. Also you would have to wonder how the disc’s would fare with little to no cooling.
The companies workshop where the rims are made is in California. Available in 20 and 22 inch they are forged in 6061 aluminium hoops and are quite expensive at around $20,000.00 US per set.
These wheels have been put through SAE testing. They are fully certified and have passed impact, cornering and radial tests as far as we understand.
These wheels were launched at the
2006 SEMA show and were apparently quite popular. |
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