View Single Post
Old 08-12-2019, 08:41 AM   #22 (permalink)
CapriRacer
Tire Geek
 
CapriRacer's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Let's just say I'm in the US
Posts: 794
Thanks: 4
Thanked 388 Times in 237 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob View Post
...… Once they lay the rubber on the road, narrow tires leave it there for support for longer than a wide tire at the same pressure. ...…
My emphasis!

Part of the problem with testing bicycle tires is that narrow tires require MORE pressure to carry the same load than wide tires. The testing needs to be done at the same load carrying capacity - ergo, different pressures.

This problem is also present in passenger car tires, but to a much lesser extent because a difference of 10 mm width is almost nothing for a passenger car tire.
__________________
CapriRacer

Visit my website: www.BarrysTireTech.com
New Content every month!
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to CapriRacer For This Useful Post:
Ecky (10-05-2019)