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orange4boy · 04-26-2010, 08:50 PM

I have H envy

Actually what you want is a stiff carcass that deforms without losing much to internal friction and tread that deforms easily without wearing too fast. The idea that you want the whole tire to be stiff is, I believe, erroneous. My WRg2s have a soft tread but are LRR. They have a 51psi max though so they can have a stiff, low deforming carcass if you want. And I do.

I think I read somewhere that there is something to the cord design and material choices as well but I'm fuzzy on that.

I'm beginning to believe that good LRR tires are actually superior to regular tires in most ways contrary to popular belief. Perhaps that's just the Nokians talking.

04-26-2010, 08:50 PM	#46 (permalink)
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