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gone-ot · 08-11-2017, 03:29 PM

Due to the physical ply orientation inside the tyre rubber, the tyres ability to "flex" is more in one direction than the other, and "flexing" takes energy, and generated energy is a power loss, ie: resistance.

08-11-2017, 03:29 PM	#84 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	Due to the physical ply orientation inside the tyre rubber, the tyres ability to "flex" is more in one direction than the other, and "flexing" takes energy, and generated energy is a power loss, ie: resistance.