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tires feature tread similar to off-road tires used on cars and trucks but may sometimes include an unbroken tread that runs along its center. This feature provides better traction and lower noise on asphalt at high speed and on high tire pressure, but retains the ability to provide grip on a soft or
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loose surface- lower tire pressure or soft ground will cause the side lugs to come into contact with the surface. Road bike tires may have shallow grooves for aesthetic purposes, but such grooves are unnecessary in narrow applications.
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109:Learn how and when to remove this message
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858:Central Tire Inflation System
343:Forensic tire tread evidence
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979:Tire Science and Technology
499:Low rolling resistance tire
384:"Analysis of highway noise"
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358:Traction control system
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916:List of tire companies
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782:Radial Force Variation
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1274:Manual transmission
873:Tire-pressure gauge
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1319:Transfer box
1289:Park-by-wire
1284:Parking pawl
1199:Differential
1174:Direct-drive
1156:Transmission
1146:Steam engine
1091:Part of the
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974:Tire Society
888:Tire changer
883:Bead breaker
853:Bicycle pump
762:Tire balance
672:Presta valve
667:Dunlop valve
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609:Racing slick
604:Tractor tire
589:Tubular tire
584:Bicycle tire
514:Airless tire
429:. Retrieved
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58:"Tire tread"
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41:Please help
36:verification
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1360:Alloy wheel
1219:Drive wheel
1209:Drive shaft
1169:Chain drive
1002:Plus sizing
926:Waste tires
878:Direct TPMS
863:Tire mousse
835:Maintenance
810:Aquaplaning
579:Tundra tire
559:Paddle tire
544:Knobby tire
494:Radial tire
348:Snow chains
1445:Alternator
1093:Automobile
1082:Powertrain
1007:Tire label
903:Life cycle
825:Tramlining
752:Slip angle
689:Attributes
662:Valve stem
634:Components
619:Spare tire
549:Large tire
431:2023-03-17
369:References
302:See also:
291:motorcycle
252:Snow tires
241:Snow tires
132:Tire tread
99:March 2017
69:newspapers
1314:Transaxle
1279:Manumatic
1249:Gearshift
1121:Fuel cell
997:Tire code
946:Flat tire
936:Tire fire
893:Tire iron
802:Behaviors
594:Lego tire
529:Snow tire
524:Rain tyre
408:1573-2932
328:instead.
289:and some
247:Snow tire
167:The word
162:retreaded
1488:Category
1473:Category
1412:Tubeless
1397:Run-flat
1377:Off-road
1194:Coupling
1116:Electric
1040:Category
647:Beadlock
539:Bar grip
332:See also
326:grousers
158:traction
154:worn off
941:Blowout
921:Retread
304:Grouser
216:roadway
177:pattern
83:scholar
1463:Portal
1423:Hybrid
1387:Radial
1365:Hubcap
1179:Clutch
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150:rubber
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1407:Spare
1350:Wheel
1254:Giubo
652:Tread
519:Tweel
481:Types
473:Tires
321:tanks
235:Brake
187:Tires
169:tread
146:track
140:of a
138:tread
123:tread
90:JSTOR
76:books
1402:Snow
1392:Rain
1372:Tire
642:Bead
404:ISSN
193:Tire
142:tire
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