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Old 10-08-15, 05:15 PM
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My question would be....if wider are really faster on down hills (and I think that is a big if) why wouldn't pro's use them?

Could be as simple as the inefficiency going uphill is greater than down hill gains .

Or simply that wide tires are not faster
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