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NickelB NL · 12-25-2014, 04:48 PM

On the bike thing. Why do speedcyclist have skinny tires and not the (safer) wider tire. More contact means more energy needed to move it. In your story i could mount a 365 tire and still use the same amont of energy.

12-25-2014, 04:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
NickelB NL EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Sneek Posts: 156 Focus - '05 Ford Focus tdci Futura Thanks: 66 Thanked 34 Times in 24 Posts	On the bike thing. Why do speedcyclist have skinny tires and not the (safer) wider tire. More contact means more energy needed to move it. In your story i could mount a 365 tire and still use the same amont of energy. __________________