Central Europe

Most of rubber or similar plastic existing "shell" of a wheel, which rests directly on the wheel rim, is known as a tire. In addition to the classic plastic tires and tires made of metal or other materials are possible. In general, tires are but distinguished by their use and not for that material, so there is as car tires, truck tires, tires for motorcycles, tires for agricultural vehicles, trailer tires, aircraft tires or bicycle tires … tires are the link between Fahrzeugt and underground, and must therefore adapt itself to the surface. In the temperate climate of Europe cars and trucks usually take alphaltierten streets, a minimum surface temperature of -15 C and max. 60 C have.

In order to adapt to differences in temperature, humidity, or freezing, you should ideally hold an all-season tires right. In Central Europe, therefore, summer and winter tires are used in order to comply with the seasons. The summer tires are for warm, dry road conditions without ice and snow, designed to ensure they have a rubber composition that reacts to high temperatures and not a negative air pressure of 1.6bar. The winter, however, are designed for low winter temperatures, they have a rubber composition, even in cold weather only slightly hardened, and thus ensures a better integration (and liability) on the cold ground. In addition, winter tires with so-called profile blades are fitted, also improve the grip on snow and ice. Winter tires should have a higher pressure than summer tires. Aside from the tires, the wheels of a car are of course also from the rims. They divided them into steel rims (robust, but looks more like not so appealing), and alloy wheels. Alloy wheels (usually aluminum wheels) are less durable and weather resistant, but have a better suspension, since the material is lighter. The same applies to the expensive chrome wheels, which are particularly popular with tuners. In the case of motorcycles Besides the classic alloy wheels or steel wheels and rims made of fiber composites (eg carbon used).

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