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Inreased speed, tire deformation, increased friction?
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Still wrong about the contact patch size thing, tailgunner. The rest of it looked pretty good, although if a guy didn't already know he'd think sidewall flex was the biggest culprit in rolling resistance, but it isn't: the tread flexing is.
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