A radial tire (10) is disclosed comprising a pair of bead cores (14), a carcass (16) having one or a plurality of carcass plies (22) extending from one of the bead cores (14) to the other of the bead cores (14) in a toroidal form, a tread portion (18) circ...

A tire is disclosed having at least one belt formed by ply strips. The ply strips preferably have a first end that are staggered from each other, and more preferably are staggered in equal increments. Each ply strip comprises an elastomer composition reinf...