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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by caturopath on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:14PM (#27507717)
Compared to cages or straps, you mean?

This is shockingly unintuitive if you mean compared to flats. The theory is that the force you use pulling up will always have a reduction in the force you use pushing down?

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Re:Myths in cycling: wider tires are slower by soperj on Monday June 14, 2021 @04:46PM (#27508083)
Compared to flats! I also couldn't believe it at first. I'm not sure the theory of it, but I've done long rides with people in both (80+km) and there was no difference in speed. I also would do a 16km route as fast as I could, and there was no discernible difference in avg speed or time.
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