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Old 12-19-2009, 03:31 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I don't think it's tradition.I believe the MOON cover to be superior.
The crown adds hen'egg geodesic strength allowing a thinner/lighter gauge.
The crown also better respects Whitcomb's "area-rule" or the ballistician's "sectional density.
" The MOON cover doesn't add frontal area,as it is hiding behind the sidewall of the tire.
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Just a quick distinction. The snap-in racing disks do add frontal area. I know because mine was damaged going through a car wash that grabs the wheel. I think the snap-ins are compromising on the possibility that there won't be enough interior clearance, so they bow out even more.

The snap-ins are NOT the MOONs, they just look like them.

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