Re: [RBW] School me on Panaracer gumwall casing design.

2014-01-13 Thread Tim McNamara
That's pretty much all that tires are. There may be various added options like Schwalbe's blue layer under the tread, a kevlar strip under the tread, etc., but the essence of bike tires is naught but fabric and rubber a la John Dunlop. For that matter, this is the case for airplane, car, truck

[RBW] School me on Panaracer gumwall casing design.

2014-01-13 Thread Michael
All that the "casing" is on gumwall, non-puncture protected Panaracer tires is just a web of strands, embedded in rubber? Topped off with a black tread? I have seen coronal views of tires with a puncture proof casing that looks solid, that wraps around both beads like a blanket, with the tread