Using five identical wheels and a large mudguard obscuring Matt’s view, Henry would swap out the wheels between runs, leaving Matt with no idea what model he was running. He would then build a profile for that tire, aligning the attributes with a number, before determining which gave the best ultimate descending performance. Each tire was run at an optimised PSI that Matt had already established before testing begun, and used one of two brake rotors that had already been bedded in to the pads. The casing was picked to offer the most direct comparison in terms of overall weight.
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