-=> Quoting Roy McNeill to Theo Bee <=-

 RM> Hi Theo
 
 RM> flatter. Hole #3 assumes that the steel belt is actually
 RM> incompressible.
 
 TB> The steel in a steel belt is actually cable.
 TB> It consist of diagonally placed layers of say two mill stranded cable
 TB> embedded in the rubber.
 TB> The rubber holding it together is certainly compressible.

 RM> Don't worry, I've seen the steel layout in a tyre quite a few
 RM> times. Makes an interesting ticking noise as you drive along.

Rofl, you like to use all the rubber it seems.
Carefull, it doesn't have a very good friction coefficient:-)

 RM> One of the selling points of a steel radial, though, is the idea
 RM> that the extra rigidity of the tread reduces wear.

Haven't heard that one but I'm rather far removed from a petrol head.

Cheers,

Theo

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