Improved chemical adhesive systems developed in the late 1920s and early '30s by E.I. Du Pont and others, enabled use of stronger synthetic cord to replace the staple cotton found in earlier tires.

All-terrain vehicle riders, the pain will soon be over. For years, pneumatic tires -- the kind you fill with air -- have been a burr in the side of the ATV industry. Even on short excursions over ...

This is an issue that has perplexed me for most of my life, because pneumatic tires filled with air seem like the last anachronistic, 19th-century component of a modern automobile, and an idea which ...

November 19, 2008 One of the more fascinating developments in the history of the automotive tire is the modern concept of the airless tire. Dunlop produced the first pneumatic tire for bicycles in ...

There’s nothing like a flat tire to ruin your day. But one day soon, a flat tire might seem as passé as a car without seatbelts. Tire manufacturers have been hard at work developing products for a ...

Puncture-proof tires, either solid or foam-filled, are popular items on rental machines and machines used in hostile environments, such as demolition, landfills, and quarries. Solid tires sometimes ...

Non-pneumatic tire (NPT) technology has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional pneumatic systems, offering enhanced safety, durability and reduced maintenance requirements. Advances in ...

Odyssey BMX releases a cure for tire burping with its OPTIS (Odyssey Pneumatic Tire Insert System), basically a tube for your tubeless tire. Available for 27.5 and 29-inch wheels, the OPTIS insert ...