page_title: Pneumatic trail
hierarchical_section_title: Pneumatic trail
caption_attribution_description: English: Diagram of tire interaction with the ground
context_page_description: Pneumatic trail or trail of the tire is a trail-like effect generated by compliant tires rolling on a hard surface and subject to side loads, as in a turn. More technically, it is the distance that the resultant force of side-slip occurs behind the geometric center of the contact patch.
context_section_description: Pneumatic trail or trail of the tire is a trail-like effect generated by compliant tires rolling on a hard surface and subject to side loads, as in a turn. More technically, it is the distance that the resultant force of side-slip occurs behind the geometric center of the contact patch.
caption: Bike tire contact patch during a right-hand turn.
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