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Old 11-15-10 | 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tcs
Traditionally, no. Gum walls were low spec tires with heavy, natural or synthetic rubber coating the sidewalls. Skinwalls - like the ones in the OP's picture - were higher spec tan sidewall tires with only a very thin coating over the carcass cords, making for a lighter tire with more flexible sidewalls for lower rolling resistance.
Wow, you learn something every day. Thanks for this fact. srsly interesting.
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