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Old 02-11-2012, 04:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
Space savers have a speed limit, so maybe not to good.
Durability is an issue as well.
And when Darin / MetroMPG mesured the rolling distance with 4 space savers, the results were far from impressive : they were obviously not built for low rolling resistance.

Thinness will only gain you so much - bad RR can easily make things worse.

What you want for improved fuel consumption is a light, narrow, low RR, high LI tyre that can be pumped up to high psi.
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