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PRODUCT NEWS
Bandag M788(E) - New All-Season Coach Tread
Finding the most suitable tyres for coach buses in international and regional travel is not always easy. Typical priorities such as all-season safety, stability and quiet running for passengers comfort, long- lasting perfect appearance, low wear and of course the ability to withstand the continuously changing road surface conditions, require high quality products with specific design features built-in. The new Bandag M788(E) is claimed to be an exceptional product, exceeding all technical requirements for this demanding application.
The Bandag solution for coaches...
The new Bandag M788(E) features the typical curved section of the Bandag ECL platform, providing a great finished product appearance that’s virtually indistinguishable from a new tyre.
But there is much more to this new Bandag tread than just its looks:
• Impressive mileage performance, up to 10 per cent more than the predecessor products, with same tread depth and lighter to equal weight.
• Truly all-season M+S pattern, with good winter traction when newly fitted, and quiet enough to be run all year round.
• A versatile product, mainly for regional usage, but also for highway and city bus applications.
• Low wear compound and special sipe design for excellent durability.
• Speed rating M (130 km/h).
The Bandag M788(E) treads come in different sizes, allowing to retread the most common casings used within this segment.
Featuring Bridgestone technology
The new Bandag M788(E) all- position tread is taking advantage of the experience gained from the well-known Bridgestone M788 new tyre, and exclusively incorporates similar technologies:
• The variable depth sipes provide extra grip in wet and cold weather conditions, while still
retaining the stability of a rib pattern tyre.
• The convex block design reduces stress at the block edges, drastically cutting heal & toe wear and hence reducing the need to rotate tyres and improving vehicle uptime.
• The groove fences, flexible partitions in the tyre's grooves, reduce the noise produced by air bumping, increasing passengers’ and driver’s comfort.
• The dual sipes further improve wet/winter performance and reduce stone retention.
• The equaliser rib design minimises irregular wear occurring on the tyres’ inner ribs, giving a longer life.
Together, these features make the Bandag M788(E) one of the most technically advanced coach treads on the market, with similar to new tyre performance, reliability, safety and comfort.
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