Recent content by mikeyyy

No, I hunk it’s the sharpness of the bend as the tire rolls onto the flat area. The longer the contact patch the sharper the bend. Which means sidewall properties are important.

Id guess that the longer the flat patch pressed along the ground the sharper the angle between it and the unreformed tire that is about to be flattened as the tire rolls. This suggests wider tires are better, which pro cyclists seem to have discovered. This model makes the tire sidewall...