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Old 11-21-2011, 09:13 AM   #141 (permalink)
CapriRacer
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Originally Posted by bandit86 View Post
If A tire does not like to flex much would that not mean it should have lower rolling resistance? ..........

Sorry, but no. The fact that it doesn't like to flex - and the load on the tire is going to force it to flex - means that there will be more internal heat generated - and that's RR.

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.....What about siping, does that make a difference?

The difference is small enough to ignore.

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