_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-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoDoesn’t it depend on the conditions? Like 8mm tyres are not going to go very fast on mud, meanwhile 100mm tyres are just weighing you down on a smooth road.
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoKinda but the type of tire also plays a role there: Knobby tires are gonna do a lot better in mud than road slicks will and vice-versa.
Doesn’t it depend on the conditions? Like 8mm tyres are not going to go very fast on mud, meanwhile 100mm tyres are just weighing you down on a smooth road.
Kinda but the type of tire also plays a role there: Knobby tires are gonna do a lot better in mud than road slicks will and vice-versa.