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Old 11-20-24 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by seypat
Unless I missed it, we haven't talked about those wide, low pressure tires compressing/decompressing with every pedal stroke. Very noticeable when climbing, at least for my 200ish lb body. Are we losing energy there, or getting some type of planing from the tires?
Since Jan is the one that popularized such tires, I think it is safe to say they could be a factor. But I don't think the whole planing thing is about the slow RPM torque-y motion of climbing, but what happens at 90 RPM.
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