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Old 07-24-2009, 04:50 PM   #16
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Default Re: front tire size worth in delay

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Originally Posted by treessavoy View Post
True you get a longer run but the roll out distance is the same, the taller the tire the sooner you can leave on the tree.

Small tire, big tire you still have to roll that 9 inches to break the beam.
The taller tire is able to move more distance before the beam is broken, thus resulting in quicker ET's yet slower RT's. Think about it...There's still 6 inches between the stage beams. If you take a tire that is 26" in diameter and center it on those beams, then roll it and write down the distance it rolled before the beam was broken...Then do the same with a 28" tire...The 28" tire will roll more distance before it breaks the beam.

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