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Old 09-10-2012, 08:35 PM   #160 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
Any tire contact with anything other than the road is really bad, unless you have a free supply of replacement tires. The tiny bit of gained FE is not worth it. IMO.
Nothing bad will happen (what's rougher than the road surface??). It's like saying your hand will get calloused and bloody from wearing a glove all day.
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