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Originally Posted by tasdrouille
Super single tires are great. Considering rolling resistance at highway speed is almost equivalent as aero drag for a loaded semi, it makes a lot of sense to work on this aspect. Any reason why it's not common place? If they save >10% off you fuel costs they must pay for themselves relatively quickly.
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Rolling resistance is not as claimed, and running super singles in snow is NOT fun at all. Add to the fact that chaining up a super single is a nightmare since a commercially available chain is not offered yet (at last dig) Finally, truckers tend to rely on the fact that if one tire goes out on the highway, they can still roll to a repair shop to get that replaced. With super singles, that option is out, increasing road call costs are basically making the super single not that attractive to the industry.