Tire Weight
The rule is pretty simple: the heavier something is, the more force required to move it. This is especially true when you’re talking about something that rotates at high speeds. If acceleration and speed are important to you then weight should be as well.
As a general rule, the larger the tire, the more it will weigh, but this is not always the case. There are several factors that affect how heavy a tire is. For example, carcass design, tire thickness or ply, tread pattern and of course overall size all contribute to weight. Occasionally there will be a tire that, though larger in size, will weigh less than a smaller tire because of differences in carcass design, tread and ply.
More often than not, the thickness of the sidewall or “ply” can be a clue as to how heavy the tire will be when comparing tires without a scale. A 2-ply tire will have a tendency to be much lighter than the same size tire that has 6 or 8 plies, but typically the more plies a tire has, the stronger and more durable the tire will be.
Tread Design
