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Old 04-11-04 | 08:37 PM
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I believe the ply refers to the layer of fabric cast into the rubber. This is what gives a tire its strength. In a car tire you have radial plies that run straight from bead to bead and bias plies that run at an angle from bead to bead. Bike tires are bias ply.
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