_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksM to micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoScience was telling us wider tyres were faster, we refuted this because they looked so slowwww.cyclingweekly.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 months agoBetter acceleration does help, but yes, rolling resistance is definitely important. If two tires had equal rolling resistance, the wider one would probably still be better because there’s less slipping.
Better acceleration does help, but yes, rolling resistance is definitely important. If two tires had equal rolling resistance, the wider one would probably still be better because there’s less slipping.