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Old 10-17-2012, 02:46 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Seems like the wider tires cause the lion's share of increased drag, eclipsing reduced rolling resistance, if any.

Maybe we need to work on fairings for the tires, as an adjunct to belly pans, with an eye per Hucho's Calibra wind tunnel photo, which shows airflow hits the front tires at an oblique angle.
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