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Old 11-29-16 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
The BRR tests are exactly the sort that Heine seems to think are missing an important part of the picture, but the results here are consistent with what I would have expected based on Heine's explanation of the wide tire effect.
It's half the puzzle. Drum tests will always say more pressure in a given tire is faster, because the tire distends less. Heine says less pressure is faster than rolling resistance tests alone would imply, because it provides suspension.
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FWIW, I like fat tires and I cannot lie
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