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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera View Post


What a difference.

It would be interesting to figure out just how much more traction that giant tire with modern compounds has compared to the little skinny Michelin "state of the art" street tire of 1970.
So some of you believe that if you took that skinny old tire and made a wide version with the same rubber... it would have more traction because it's wider?

Sticker rubber gives more traction

Make that tough old compound wider and you will have a cold rolling tire (hard rubber - not all that sticky)
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