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Old 01-10-2011, 02:06 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Execut1ve View Post
so, in general less flexible sidewalls -> higher rolling resistance? and more flexible sidewalls -> lower rolling resistance?
I suggest taking that data with a grain of salt since it's only for a specific brand/type/year of tire and excludes most 16" inchers and above. Generally speaking the safe route is to pick the tire with the lowest tested Crr as opposed to taking a gamble.
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