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Old 02-11-2012, 07:46 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I don't think the lack of stopping power would be worth it, and furthermore, motorcycle tires are not made to give traction laterally like car tires. On a bike the weight is always pressing straight down on the tire because it leans into turns. On a car the weight is always trying to push them one way or another because the goal is to keep the tire planted at the same angle. I'm not sure of this but it would seem that they are constructed differently to handle the differing loads.

A good hypermiler knows how to maintain momentum through turns, just like a race car driver. Would bike tires undermine this?
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