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2. Inner tube - Wikipedia

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   An inner tube is an inflatable torus that forms the interior of some pneumatic tires. [1] The tube is inflated through a valve stem and fits inside the tire casing. The inflated inner tube provides structural support and suspension, while the outer tire offers grip and protects the more fragile tube.

3. Tire - Wikipedia

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   Associated components of tires include the wheel on which it is mounted, the valve stem through which air is introduced, and, for some tires, an inner tube that provides the airtight means for maintaining tire pressure. Wheel: Pneumatic tires are mounted onto wheels that most often have integral rims on their outer edges to hold the tire.

4. Tubular tyre - Wikipedia

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   The inner tube is covered with white talc powder to prevent it from sticking to itself. Tubular tire rolled from rim to show glue between them. A tubular tyre, referred to as a tub in Britain, [1] a sew-up in the US, a single in Australia [citation needed], or just a tubular is a bicycle tyre that is stitched closed around the inner tube to ...

5. Tubeless tire - Wikipedia

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   A tubeless tire (also spelled as tubeless tyre in Commonwealth English) is a pneumatic tire that does not require a separate inner tube.. Unlike pneumatic tires which use a separate inner tube, tubeless tires have continuous ribs molded integrally into the bead of the tire that are forced by air pressure into a flange on the metal rim of the wheel, sealing the tire to the rim.

6. Tire code - Wikipedia

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   TT: Tube-type, tire must be used with an inner-tube; TWI: Tread wear indicator – a device, such as a triangle or a small Michelin Man icon, located where the tread meets the sidewall, and indicating the location of the raised wear bars in the tire tread channels – TWI is also used to refer to the raised wear bars themselves.

7. Schrader valve - Wikipedia

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   The Schrader valve is used on virtually all automobile tires and motorcycle tires and most wider-rimmed bicycle tires.In addition to tube and tubeless tires, Schrader valves of varying diameters are used on many refrigeration and air conditioning systems to allow servicing, including recharging with refrigerant; by plumbers conducting leak-down pressure tests on pipe installations; as a ...