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- From: mack@risc.sps.mot.com (Gregg Mack)
- Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
- Subject: Re: LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE TIRES
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 07:44:10 -0600
- Organization: Motorola (Austin,TX)
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- A1WB@UNB.CA (A1WB) writes:
-
- >I'M BUILDING A CAR FOR THE SUPER MILEAGE FUEL ECONOMY COMPETITION
- >(ONE OF THOSE LIGHT WEIGHT SPECIALTY SINGLE PASSENGER VEHICLES)
- >AND AM LOOKING FOR THE HIGHEST PRESSURE, LOWEST ROLLING RESISTANCE
- >BICYCLE TIRE ON THE MARKET. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS?
-
- Well, I'm sure that you'll be hearing from both the Michelin and the
- Continental camps, so I'll let them argue over this (Pssst....
- Michelin Super Compe H.D.)! ;-)
-
- You might also think about the tube. I use the Madison Air-Seal latex
- innertubes in my racing bike. They only weigh 70 grams or so, and
- suppossedly offer the lowest rolling resistance and better puncture
- resistance than butyl tubes. The only downside is that they lose air
- pressure faster than butyl tubes. The Madisons' suppossedly have a
- thin butyl lining on the inside surface to help in this matter.
- My tires typically lose 30 psi in about 3 days (don't know if that's
- a linear relationship, though).
-
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