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Old 08-11-2008, 11:15 AM   #128 (permalink)
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I saw the study that that point came from when I rejected that point previously. The even wear was with "more pressure" relative to not enough. The test that was presented to me did not involve inflating beyond max sidewall pressure and to assume that more evenly distributed wear and less overall wear continues through even higher pressures is an extrapolation you can not make. A "hyperinflated" tire will wear in the centre faster than a "proper inflated tire" will.
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