Bicycle tire having tread with projecting ribs
OwnerLloyd Townsendinventor
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Abstract
A bicycle tire 10 is described having a tread that comprises transverse channels defining a block tread pattern for improving grip when the tire is used in off-road conditions. Two axially spaced circumferentially continuous parallel ribs 14 straddle the tire centreline and project radially beyond the block tread pattern to improve ride quality on a smooth road surface.
Claims4
A bicycle tyre having a tread that comprises transverse channels defining a block tread pattern for improving grip when the tyre is used in off-road conditions, wherein two axially spaced circumferentially continuous parallel ribs are provided which are separated by a gap that overlies the tyre centreline and project radially beyond the block tread pattern to improve ride quality on a smooth road surface by impeding contact between the block tread pattern and the road surface and wherein the tread pattern additionally defines transversely extending lands having a radial height less than that of the two radially projecting ribs and arranged within the gap to interconnect the two radially projecting ribs at circumferentially spaced intervals.
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