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The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road or the ground. As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire can often be retreaded . The word tread is often used casually to refer to the pattern of grooves molded into the rubber ...
A vehicle with a tread-separating rear tire will pull towards the side of the vehicle with the failed tire. [33] The longer it takes the tread to separate the more the vehicle pulls in that direction. [33] While the tread is separating the vehicle will oversteer while the tread-separating tire is on the outside of a turn. [33]
Bicycle tire. A clincher bicycle tire mounted on a wheel. A cross section of a clincher tire with a puncture-preventing layer (in blue) between the casing and the tread. An inner tube rolled up for storage or to be carried as a spare. A bicycle tire is a tire that fits on the wheel of a bicycle or similar vehicle.
The visible outer thread of the stem holds the dust cap. The Schrader valve (also called American valve[ 1]) is a type of pneumatic tire valve used on virtually every motor vehicle in the world today. The Schrader company, for which it was named, was founded in 1844 by August Schrader. The original Schrader valve design was invented in 1891 ...
ISO 5775. ISO 5775 is an international standard for labeling the size of bicycle tires and rims. The system used was originally developed by the European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO). It is designed to make tire sizing consistent and clear. It replaces overlapping informal systems that ambiguously distinguished between sizes.
The DOT code [ 1] is an alphanumeric character sequence molded into the sidewall of the tire and allows the identification of the tire and its age. The code is mandated by the U.S. Department of Transportation [ 2] but is used worldwide. [ 3] The DOT code is also useful in identifying tires subject to product recall [ 4] or at end of life due ...
Scrub radius. The scrub radius is the distance in front view between the king pin axis and the center of the contact patch of the wheel, where both would theoretically touch the road. It can be positive, negative or zero. The kingpin axis also known as steering inclination is the line between the upper and lower pivot points of the steering ...
Tire forces are divided into three axes: radial, lateral, and tangential (or fore-aft). The radial axis runs from the tire center toward the tread, and is the vertical axis running from the roadway through the tire center toward the vehicle. This axis supports the vehicle's weight. The lateral axis runs sideways across the tread.