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Old 08-01-06 | 05:09 AM
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Years ago, Continental did some research on this. They found that using pure nitrogen gave the best result in terms of reducing rolling friction. But the differences were very small. If it weren't, teams at the big Pro tours would be seen filling tires from a bottle, not a pump.
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