XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: xenolith@optusnet.com.au   
      
   On 4/5/2022 5:43 am, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   > Xeno wrote:   
   >   
   >> You weren't, I was. And did.   
   >   
   > The only thing Alan Baker posts for on Usenet is to argue about nothing.   
   >   
   > But I _do_ want to know two things, if you know more about them, since you   
   > have far more experience in handling than I do (and I respect that).   
   >   
   > I was taught, long ago, that the lower profile was for quicker handling,   
   > and we all know why that would be the case (all other things being equal).   
   >   
   > Is there any other main performance benefit of the lower profile tires?   
      
   Ability to fit larger brake discs and calipers is one. Better fuel   
   efficiency is another.   
      
   That's countered by the rough ride, faster tyre wear and increased   
   potential for tyre and rim damage.   
      
      
   --   
   Xeno   
      
      
   Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.   
          (with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)   
      
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