Outline of tires

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tires:

Tire (North American) or tyre (British) – ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground.

Tire Industry History

Types

By construction

• Tubeless tire
• Radial tire
• Low rolling resistance tire
• Run-flat tire

*Michelin PAX System

• Airless tire

*Energy return wheel

*Tweel

By tread

• Rain tyre
• Snow tire
• All-terrain tire

*Bar grip

*Knobby tire

*Large tire

*Mud-terrain tire

*Paddle tire

By appearance

• Whitewall tire

Vehicle specific

• Aircraft tire

*Tundra tire

• Bicycle tire

*Tubular tire

• Lego tire
• Motorcycle tire
• Tractor tire

Use specific

• Racing slick

*Formula One tires

• Spare tire

*Continental tire

Components and materials

• Orange oil tires
• Natural rubber
• Butyl rubber
• 6PPD
• Bead

*Beadlock

• Tread

*Siping (rubber)

• Valve stem

*Dunlop valve

*Presta valve

*Schrader valve

• Inner tube

Attributes

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Behaviors

Maintenance

• Tire maintenance
• Tire rotation

Inflation

• Bicycle pump
• Central Tire Inflation System
• Tire mousse
• Tire-pressure monitoring system
• Tire-pressure gauge

*Direct TPMS

Tools

• Bead breaker
• Tire changer
• Tire iron

Life cycle

• Tire manufacturing

*List of tire companies

• Retread
• Scrap-/Waste tires
• Tire recycling
• Tire fire

Failure

• Belt Edge Separation
• Blowout
• Flat tire
• Ozone cracking

Organizations

Manufacturing Companies

Standards

• Tire and Rim Association

Technical

*Rubber Chemistry and Technology

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Identification

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Regulation and Standards

• Regulation 30 of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

See also

• Forensic tire tread evidence

*Skid mark

• Road slipperiness
• Roadway noise
• Rubber-tyred metro
• Rubber-tyred tram
• Snow chains
• Vehicle dynamics

References

External links