Pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire comprising:

• a tread portion,
• a pair of bead portions each with a bead core therein,
• a pair of sidewall portions extending therebetween,
• a carcass extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and the sidewall portions,
• a belt comprising at least two belt plies disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion and each composed of a plurality of belt cords inclined at an angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and
• a band comprising a band ply disposed radially outside at least one of axially outer edge portions of the belt and composed of at least one band cord whose angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction is smaller than the angle of each of said at least two belt plies, wherein
• said at least two belt plies include a radially outermost first belt ply and a radially inner second belt ply,
• said at least one of axially outer edge portions of the belt is provided between the first belt ply and the second belt ply with a first reinforcing rubber layer having a radially outer surface being convexed radially outwardly,
• in said at least one of axially outer edge portions of the belt, the first belt ply extends along the radially outer surface of the first reinforcing rubber layer so as to have an axially inner portion extending axially outwardly and obliquely toward the band ply and an axially outer portion extending axially outwardly and obliquely away from the band ply, and
• the axially inner portion and the axially outer portion have a mountain-shape in a transverse section of the pneumatic tire including the tire rotational axis.