Definitions for "Radial Ply"
Keywords:  bead, tire, footprint, tread, tubular
A tire in which the fabric cords run radially in a line from the wheel hub or straight out from the bead or around the tubular shape of the tire. Annular belts of fabric or steel mesh add rigidity. Advantages of this design are more flexible side walls with a relatively stiff tread area and a larger and more consistent footprint on the road under all driving conditions.
It is a tire in which the fabric cords move radially in a line from the wheel hub or straight out from the bead or around the tubular shape of the tire. In such kind of design, flexibility in side walls with a relatively stiff tread area and a larger and more consistent footprint on the road under all driving conditions are achieved.
A tire with cords running radially from bead to bead (90 degrees to centerline of the tire).