Non-pneumatic bicycle tire
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May 10, 2006
A non-pneumatic bicycle tire (24;34) has a main tire body (51;151) and at least one rim retaining member (54;154). The main tire body (51;151) includes a rim engagement portion (51a) and a ground contact portion (51b) with a ground contact surface. The at least one rim retaining member (54;154) is fixedly attached to the rim engagement portion (51a). The at least one rim retaining member (51;154) includes a pair of elastically deformable rim retaining portions (54b;154b) extending laterally in opposite axial directions. Preferably, the main tire body (51;151) has a plurality of the rim retaining members (54;154) coupled thereto. In one embodiment, the rim retaining members (54;154) are attached to the inner surface of the main tire body, while in another embodiment, the rim retaining members (54;154) are embedded into the rim engagement portion (51a) of the main tire body (51;151).
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