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Old 11-09-18, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Sy Reene
to compensate, the tire maker could use more supple materials to compensate
That's basically just saying "use better materials." The problem is that most puncture-protection materials that are effective in thin layers are not very supple.

or, you inflate your tire to a lesser psi.
That increases the amount of deformation that the tire experiences.
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