Re: GT40 spinner

["DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>]

I bet the aspect ratio on the "high speed bicycle tires" is about the same
as the racing tires...

mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: <Nt788@aol.com>
To: <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; <dwarner@electrorent.com>;
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: GT40 spinner


> In a message dated 9/13/2002 6:53:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> albaugh_neil@ti.com writes:
>
> << One of the advantages of wide tires over narrow tires (confirmed by
talking
>  to Dunlop & Michelin tire engineers) is that they offer far higher
lateral
>  stiffness. This makes them far more stable and this helps make a car
handle
>  well; in fact, the concept of running on skinny tires at high speeds gave
>  the tire guys the Willies. >>
> When are they going to start using wide tires on high speed bicycles? Jack

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