Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Get on your own rollers and try it yourself, if you don't believe me. Do a run at 70 lbs. and a run at 140 lbs. to make it simple. The difference is quite astonishing.
Rollers aren't a good basis for tire rolling resistance tests. The curvature of the roller changes the rules because the contact patch isn't flat. But that's besides the point. There's no debate (or shouldn't be) whether the same tire has lower rolling resistance at higher pressure on flat roads.
But the rate of change in rolling resistance diminishes as the pressure goes up, so the incremental improvement may be more than offset by other factors (if they apply to the actual situation).