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Science was telling us wider tyres were faster, we refuted this because they looked so slow
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Doesn't it depend on the conditions? Like 8mm tyres are not going to go very fast on mud, meanwhile 100mm tyres are just weighing you down on a smooth road.
Kinda but the type of tire also plays a role there: Knobby tires are gonna do a lot better in mud than road slicks will and vice-versa.