Originally Posted by
peterws
Now then. What do the racers use? Tour de France er al. Distance stuff, not all silky smooth roads.
Betcha they ride skinny, and the pressures will be bloody high. A tyre that absorbes bumps absorbs energy.
A tire that is shaking the rider, is stealing energy from the crank to do the shaking.
Scroll down past the aero stuff, and begin reading at Part 4A:
https://silca.cc/blogs/journal