View Single Post
Old 05-02-2009, 01:02 AM   #37 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Bicycle Bob's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA
Posts: 1,805

Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto
Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US)

Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base
Thanks: 91
Thanked 459 Times in 327 Posts
Actually, the main benefit is not stiffness per se, but the directions of stiffness and flexibility. The belted tire tread squirms less as it conforms to the road.
  Reply With Quote