In a message dated 6/3/2005 3:18:10 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk writes:
The *effective* circumference is governed by the radius at the point of
contact with the road. The *actual* circumference is immaterial.
PaulH.
Ohhh, my brain hurts. Can you 'splain this in simple Americanese (southern
if possible) so this elderly fat boy can understand?
It would seem to me that even if you drove the tire almost flat, effectively
lowering the radius on the lower half of the tire, you would still roll 100%
of the tread across the road. If the tread is X inches long (or centimeters
if you insist), you travel X inches, whether the tire is round, oval, or
elliptical, no?
Robert Houston
74.5 MGBGT
63 TR4
73 MG Midget
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