Custom pre-cured retread

A method for retreading a tire, the method comprising:

• providing a tire for retreading, the tire having a tread area with an associated tread width and a pre-existing tread layer of variable thickness extending at least partially across the tread width, the pre-existing tread layer including a front face forming a ground-engaging surface of the tire;
• providing a bonding surface along a base layer of the tire, the bonding surface comprising one or more desired profiles extending laterally along a portion of the tread width, the bonding surface extending both circumferentially around the tire and laterally across a width of the tire, the base layer comprising a worn, pre-existing tread layer and having a thickness that is variable and asymmetrical and at least one base groove open to the bonding surface;
• providing a bonding layer atop the bonding surface, the bonding layer having a thickness that is variable and asymmetrical;
• providing a precured tread band comprising a back face, a front face forming a ground-engaging surface of the tire, and at least one tread groove extending through at least a portion of the tread band thickness, the back face including a discontinuity associated with the at least one tread groove;
• and,
• arranging the precured tread band along the bonding layer, where the back face engages a tread band bonding surface of the bonding layer and where the at least one tread groove is laterally aligned with the at least one base groove, the bonding layer being interposed between the precured tread band and the bonding surface of the base layer.