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Old 02-02-18, 04:51 PM
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gecho
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Originally Posted by Daniel4
Don't you mean that higher pressure creates more bounce than lower pressure?
By bounce I mean the rim moving up and down as the sidewalls flex, not the tire leaving the ground. At low pressure the rim moving up and down creates a point at which very little weight is on the rear wheel making it easy for the wheel to spin out. At higher pressure the tire is firm and the sidewalls flex very little.
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