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Originally Posted by vincentnyc
so what you are saying is the wider the tires, the better it iss?
No, I'm saying I'm not certain about any of this. That said, I get better traction with wider tires, but not as much as you'd think. Tread seems to me to be more important. I'm a heavy guy, though, and that certainly helps.
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