Kuhmos do get hard after a while and the grip is less. But even
after they get hard they still stick better than any street tire
-- mine went from about 1.3G during their midlife, to about 1.1G
now.
The outer layer of sidewall rubber cracks and may even peel off
in places, but the tires keep on going. . .
Craig Boyle wrote:
>
> Were the tires fast every run during their short life?
>
> The reason I ask is that I think the Kumho longevity
> is something of a myth, you basically giveaway the
> first event or two breaking them in, then you enter
> the sweetspot midlife of the tire, then long before
> the tread gives out they go hard.
>
> I have one Mclelland event (4 mins) on my AS-303's,
> I'm hoping they have at least 15 minutes left.
>
> Craig
>
> --- Navid Kahangi <nkahangi@interwoven.com> wrote:
> > Since we are on the subject of tires, I have to
> > share this with you. I've
> > been on Kumhos for a while and I liked their grip
> > and wear. Lately, I've
> > been hearing about how great Hoosiers are. So, I
> > figured I'd give them a
> > try. Plus, that must be why Bob Tunnell is 2
> > seconds faster than me, right?
> > :)
> >
> > Well I must say, they feel much better and my lap
> > times are considerably
> > better than with Kumhos. But let me tell you about
> > wear. I put a brand new
> > set on for the ProSolo. I did a total of 6 runs on
> > each side which amounts
> > to about 6 one minute laps. Then I went to the NASA
> > autox on Sunday. After
> > 2 laps, the front left tire was pealing completely
> > from the edge of the tire
> > towards the center.
> >
> > That's a total of 8 minutes folks. Yeah, I know
> > ProSolo starts are harder
> > on the tires, but I'm talking about the front tire
> > here. So, what gives?
> > Are they all like that, or did I get a bad batch?
> >
> > --Navid
> >
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