_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoScience was telling us wider tyres were faster, we refuted this because they looked so slowwww.cyclingweekly.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkScience was telling us wider tyres were faster, we refuted this because they looked so slowwww.cyclingweekly.com_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squarephilodendron@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agotl;dr: the wider, lower PSI tires better absorb vibrations and keep traction. Especially on corners and gravel. https://www.renehersecycles.com/why-wider-tires-are-not-slower/?srsltid=AfmBOoqc1wL5I8IfhywBnl2Bqg5L6RC9LUmlRSZEIw2dPS3Nwdxxa6q_
Umm, but how?
tl;dr: the wider, lower PSI tires better absorb vibrations and keep traction. Especially on corners and gravel.
https://www.renehersecycles.com/why-wider-tires-are-not-slower/?srsltid=AfmBOoqc1wL5I8IfhywBnl2Bqg5L6RC9LUmlRSZEIw2dPS3Nwdxxa6q_