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Jay Hill
Guest
Douglas Landau wrote:
>
> How much footprint there is depends upon the PSI to which the tire is
> inflated, not how stiff it is. If the tires are inflated to 20PSI,
> and the bike+rider weigh 200 lbs, then the tires are going to lay
> down ten square inches of rubber, no matter what.
>
So one of my car tires, which are about 10" wide, will leave the same
footprint as one of my 700c x 23mm bike tires if they're both inflated
to the same psi & have the same weight pressing down on them?
>
> How much footprint there is depends upon the PSI to which the tire is
> inflated, not how stiff it is. If the tires are inflated to 20PSI,
> and the bike+rider weigh 200 lbs, then the tires are going to lay
> down ten square inches of rubber, no matter what.
>
So one of my car tires, which are about 10" wide, will leave the same
footprint as one of my 700c x 23mm bike tires if they're both inflated
to the same psi & have the same weight pressing down on them?