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Importance of Tyre width?

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Importance of Tyre width?
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07-11-2014, 05:32 PM
(07-11-2014, 05:11 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Seems a bit pointless to choose winter tyres with a smaller contact patch surely? Confused

Depends. If he's planning on using them in the snow, skinny tyres are a winner tbh because you end up cutting through the snow rather than riding on top of it. My old 106 went everywhere in the snow (sideways) whilst all these big "4x4s" were getting stuck!
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Importance of Tyre width? - by Olij86 - 07-11-2014, 04:51 PM
RE: Importance of Tyre width? - by Ruan - 07-11-2014, 04:58 PM
RE: Importance of Tyre width? - by Toms306 - 07-11-2014, 05:11 PM
RE: Importance of Tyre width? - by Niall - 07-11-2014, 05:32 PM
RE: Importance of Tyre width? - by Toms306 - 07-11-2014, 05:38 PM
RE: Importance of Tyre width? - by Dum-Dum - 07-11-2014, 05:40 PM
RE: Importance of Tyre width? - by Niall - 07-11-2014, 05:42 PM

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