A pneumatic tire which comprises a carcass and a band disposed radially outside the carcass, the band made of parallel cords wound spirally around the breaker, the band comprising a plurality of circumferential portions which are at least one parallel cord portion in which the windings of the band cords are laid in parallel with the tire equator and at least one inclined cord portion in which the windings of the band cords are laid at an inclination angle of 0.3 to 5 degrees to the tire equator, and the total circumferential length of the at least one inclined cord portion being not more than 50% of the whole circumferential length of the band.
