A pneumatic tire (300) having a tread (312), and a carcass (316) with a ply (320), oppositely disposed sidewalls (318) extending radially-inwardly from opposite sides of tread (312) and including an inner radial-end bead portion (322) with an annulus made of bead wire (344a) and with the ply (320) extending between and looped about each of the beads (324). Each of the beads (324) includes a rubber filler annulus (347) forming a bead member (348) with the bead wire annulus (344) associated therewith. The bead member (348) has a substantially circular transverse cross-section. Each of the beads (324) includes a thermoplastic cover (349) disposed in surrounding relationship the bead member (348) thereof.
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