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    From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Wed Apr 15 08:47:13 2026
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    <https://www.bikeradar.com/news/specialized-radial-casing-mtb-tyres?>

    Specialized have joined Schwalbe and Vee with radial MTB tyres, Schwable
    have introduced a new less downhill focused tyre thatrCOs Radial casing
    though itrCOs an option which is claimed to be a quick rolling tyre, at least for its type.

    Roger Merriman


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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Wed Apr 15 09:43:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 4/15/2026 4:47 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    <https://www.bikeradar.com/news/specialized-radial-casing-mtb-tyres?>

    Specialized have joined Schwalbe and Vee with radial MTB tyres, Schwable
    have introduced a new less downhill focused tyre thatrCOs Radial casing though itrCOs an option which is claimed to be a quick rolling tyre, at least for its type.

    Roger Merriman


    Bike tires were always radial-esque. What's changed in this case is
    the angle of the layup of the plies - "Specialized has increased the
    casing thread angle to around 70 degrees, compared to roughly 45rCo50
    degrees on typical mountain bike tyres." A true radial would have 90
    degree plies against the plane of rotation.

    We'll have to sit tight to see if it catches on...
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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Thu Apr 16 23:19:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    zen cycle <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 4/15/2026 4:47 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
    <https://www.bikeradar.com/news/specialized-radial-casing-mtb-tyres?>

    Specialized have joined Schwalbe and Vee with radial MTB tyres, Schwable
    have introduced a new less downhill focused tyre thatrCOs Radial casing
    though itrCOs an option which is claimed to be a quick rolling tyre, at least
    for its type.

    Roger Merriman


    Bike tires were always radial-esque. What's changed in this case is
    the angle of the layup of the plies - "Specialized has increased the
    casing thread angle to around 70 degrees, compared to roughly 45rCo50 degrees on typical mountain bike tyres." A true radial would have 90
    degree plies against the plane of rotation.

    We'll have to sit tight to see if it catches on...

    Presently only a few manufacturers though Schwalbe have added it to more
    lines of tyres though sticking to the more gravity focused ones. Though
    have adjusted the tyres as apparently some hard riding folks where rolling
    the sidewalls a bit in berms and so on.

    Probably less disruptive than 32in and even with my fairly old MTB itrCOs
    tech I can try as and when I need new tyres!

    Roger Merriman


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