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The tire shown is a tubeless
design with the inner Butyl rubber air liner replacing the inner tube.
The sidewalls of the tire are reinforced with a two ply nylon fabric, and
a cotton tape is used to separate the tire from the inside of the rim. Because
it is not an open structure, the tire does not require the wire or kevlar
bead that is needed in a tire/tube design. The tread is stabilized with
two layers of reinforcing belt. One of these may run circumferentially and the
other have radial fibers. The contact surface with the road is an elastomeric
tread with a pattern that is designed to |
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