bias-ply tire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bias-ply tire
First recorded in 1970–75
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Also, bias-ply tires can't use air pressure to reduce sidewall rollover-too much air in a bias-ply tire will cause the tread face to bow out, which means less tread on the ground.
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All Morgan Stanley did was pull a couple of outmoded bias-ply tire plants off the shelf and repackage them.
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The steel stabilizing belts and the radial casing allow the radial tire's tread and its sidewall to act independently, unlike a bias-ply tire.
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The XTR's radial construction makes the ride smooth and finds more traction than a bias-ply tire because of a larger contact patch-a radial tire's footprint actually grows under load!
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On average, you can expect 1,000 to 2,000 more hours of use from a radial compared with a bias-ply tire.
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