| Re: New wheels, new tires (difference between 700x25, 26, & 28?)
On 15 Jun 2004 18:36:48 GMT, dennis@wawa.juniper.net (Dennis
Ferguson) wrote:
>Racing tires are narrow for other reasons, like improved
>aerodynamics and lower weight, qualities which are thought to be a good
>tradeoff for the increased rolling resistance.
Also because narrower tires can be inflated to higher pressure --
maybe enough to lower the rolling resistance beyond the fatter
tire's maximum pressure. You'd have to test individual tires at the
pressures you'd actually use them, I guess.
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Rick Onanian
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