A non-pneumatic tire, said non-pneumatic tire being attachable to a hub, said non-pneumatic tire comprising: a tread band; a plurality of connecting elements configured for connecting said tread band to said hub; wherein said tread band further comprises: a ground engaging surface; a first reinforcement layer comprised of at least one reinforcement oriented in the tire's circumferential direction; a second reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said first reinforcement layer, said second reinforcement layer comprised of a plurality of reinforcements oriented at an angle in a first direction to said tire's circumferential direction; a third reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said second reinforcement layer, said third reinforcement layer comprised of a plurality of reinforcements oriented at an angle in a second direction to said tire's circumferential direction; a fourth reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said third reinforcement layer, comprised of at least one reinforcement oriented in the tire's circumferential direction; characterized in that the non-pneumatic tire lacks a distinct rubber shear layer between the reinforcement layers (250, 254, 258, 262) and in that the radially adjacent reinforcements of each of the radially adjacent reinforcement layers are separated in the radial direction a uniform distance from one another. a tread band; a plurality of connecting elements configured for connecting said tread band to said hub; wherein said tread band further comprises: a ground engaging surface; a first reinforcement layer comprised of at least one reinforcement oriented in the tire's circumferential direction; a second reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said first reinforcement layer, said second reinforcement layer comprised of a plurality of reinforcements oriented at an angle in a first direction to said tire's circumferential direction; a third reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said second reinforcement layer, said third reinforcement layer comprised of a plurality of reinforcements oriented at an angle in a second direction to said tire's circumferential direction; a fourth reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said third reinforcement layer, comprised of at least one reinforcement oriented in the tire's circumferential direction; characterized in that the non-pneumatic tire lacks a distinct rubber shear layer between the reinforcement layers (250, 254, 258, 262) and in that the radially adjacent reinforcements of each of the radially adjacent reinforcement layers are separated in the radial direction a uniform distance from one another. a ground engaging surface; a first reinforcement layer comprised of at least one reinforcement oriented in the tire's circumferential direction; a second reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said first reinforcement layer, said second reinforcement layer comprised of a plurality of reinforcements oriented at an angle in a first direction to said tire's circumferential direction; a third reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said second reinforcement layer, said third reinforcement layer comprised of a plurality of reinforcements oriented at an angle in a second direction to said tire's circumferential direction; a fourth reinforcement layer, located radially outward from said third reinforcement layer, comprised of at least one reinforcement oriented in the tire's circumferential direction; characterized in that the non-pneumatic tire lacks a distinct rubber shear layer between the reinforcement layers (250, 254, 258, 262) and in that the radially adjacent reinforcements of each of the radially adjacent reinforcement layers are separated in the radial direction a uniform distance from one another.