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Old 03-31-2018, 06:05 PM
palincss palincss is offline
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Originally Posted by echappist View Post
No. Unless if the TT is held on gravel roads

Its width leads to nontrivial aero penalty, and its rolling resistance isnt great compared to the truly fast tires
I think once you factor in the wind resistance of the rider, any additional wind resistance due to the difference in width will be trivial, in the noise range.
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