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Old 12-06-2011, 09:13 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
But I do wonder about what the speed limitations of standard bicycle tires are.
In down hill off road racing it seems like 40 to 50mph could be seen on a bicycle while hitting bumps that are larger then you could ever see on the road, you aren't going to find tires that take that kind of abuse at Wal-mart but there are some really impressive street tires as well that fit mouton bike rims if you look around.
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