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Acrually I believe that the reason they are going wider is due to longer
contact patches resisting rolling more than short contact patches. and since
area remeains constant for any given pressure, a wider tire will have a
shorter wider contact patch.
There is no such thing as a constant optimum… it will depend on the road
surface, the climate conditions, rider weight, rider speed etc etc… never
beleive anything that tells you something is optimum for anything where
conditions are constantly changing, as 'optimum' changes with conditions.
Question the marketing!
Nov. 5, 2013, 1:38 p.m. - builttoride
#!markdown Acrually I believe that the reason they are going wider is due to longer contact patches resisting rolling more than short contact patches. and since area remeains constant for any given pressure, a wider tire will have a shorter wider contact patch. There is no such thing as a constant optimum… it will depend on the road surface, the climate conditions, rider weight, rider speed etc etc… never beleive anything that tells you something is optimum for anything where conditions are constantly changing, as 'optimum' changes with conditions. Question the marketing!