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Old 03-31-2012, 07:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CapriRacer View Post
First, a tire's rolling resistance is not caused by friction to the road surface. It is caused by the internal friction of the material.
By definition, rolling resistance (force) is dependent upon the friction coefficient between wheel and surface.

Fr = µ * m * g

(friction coefficient x mass x gravity constant)
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