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    Following a Darksider

    Was following a friend in the Dragon awhile back.......
    Yeah, I truly confess I want the tire engineers to tell me that the tire is rated for those lateral force vectors on the sidewall.





    I'm not saying that y'all are wrong or incorrect....but with everyone insisting that I try it, I'm just letting y'all know what I want, in writing, first.
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    That darksider has too much air in his tire.

    Kinda funny though... I didn't have any issues at all with my car tire and this last F6B Rally in the smokies. Ran 28lbs cold.. she deformed correctly in turns and gripped the pavement better than a whore grasping a $20.00 bill...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 53driver View Post
    Was following a friend in the Dragon awhile back.......
    Yeah, I truly confess I want the tire engineers to tell me that the tire is rated for those lateral force vectors on the sidewall.





    I'm not saying that y'all are wrong or incorrect....but with everyone insisting that I try it, I'm just letting y'all know what I want, in writing, first.
    Cheers,
    Steve
    If this Video Post doesn't work Google "Tire Force Test Video"! Approximately 1:31 seconds long the subject tire is subjected to more force than a cycle rider would induce in a hundred years

    Tire Force Test - YouTube

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    Here's the video... am impressed.



    Go to about :50 in this one for lateral force demo....



    More torture testing. This is particularly for Steve... for this is the Holy Grail he has been seeking:



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    Thanks Will

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    Quote Originally Posted by bob109 View Post
    Thanks Will
    No problem Bob. We'll get Steve to come around to the Darkside one of these days.... He just has to overcome his unreasonable fears now...

    It's our mission.


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    Quote Originally Posted by willtill View Post
    No problem Bob. We'll get Steve to come around to the Darkside one of these days....

    It's our mission.
    We'll call it "casual persuasion" also known a "liquid courage"

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    Thanks guys.
    The videos were impressive for auto applications.
    Never was the tire at a 45 degree angle to its nominal impact area and subjected to those stresses.....

    I'm going to keep looking for data.
    Cheers,
    Steve
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