Originally Posted by
surak
This all assumes that the tire construction is the same between the two models, as that also affects the contact patch shape. That seems highly unlikely, which is another reason why comparing two different tire models to try to prove that tubed tires are just as fast as tubeless is meaningless.
Why do we need to assume tire construction is the same? TL and TT tires are built differently, and those differences affect Crr. For the purposes of discussion, "fast" is about lower Crr.
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