- outboard flat pente
- A safety contour for tubeless passenger car rims, featuring a flattened contre pente on the outer bead seat
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
outboard flat pente
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flat pente — A raised portion on the bead seat of some wheel rims which retains the tire beads of an insufficiently inflated tire on the bead seat, thereby preventing the beads from jumping into the rim well. This is a compromise between the contre pente and… … Dictionary of automotive terms
pente — See contre pente flat pente outboard contre pente outboard flat pente … Dictionary of automotive terms
flat — [1] When a battery has completely discharged, so that it cannot turn over the engine then the battery is said to be flat. [2] To be completely deflated, especially as the result of a puncture or a leaky valve. See flat tire. [3] A flat tire. [4]… … Dictionary of automotive terms
contre pente — Abbreviated CP. A French designed wheel where the raised portion of one of the rim bead seat is designed to hold the tire bead of a nearly flat tire without breaking the bead (i.e., becoming unseated). Also see outboard contre pente … Dictionary of automotive terms
