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Re: Tire (A) siping

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Subject: Re: Tire (A) siping
From: washburn <washburn@dwave.net>
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 22:21:15 -0500
Jamie Sculerati wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Bowles <jbowles@carol.net>
> 
> >Anyone try this with race tires? not worth anything?
> 
> I don't see that this would gain you anything on dry pavement.  If I
> understand siping correctly, it's to provide more edges to break up the
> water film under the tire in wet and snowy conditions -- that is, to prevent
> hydroplaning and improve wet traction.  In the dry, uninterrupted rubber is
> better.

Oh....I thought you were talking about somehow attaching Mark Sipe to
your tire treads.  Never mind.  
-- 
Patrick Washburn <washburn@dwave.net>
Wausau, WI     Land of Cheese
95 DS Neon
Moooooooooo.

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