tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post6362192447116340361..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Those Michelin XIce Tires on Wet PavementClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-74147765349790481352016-01-19T10:26:46.252-07:002016-01-19T10:26:46.252-07:00Historically, to get good traction in the wet, tir...Historically, to get good traction in the wet, tires had short lifetimes, and wore especially fast when used on dry roads. This has improved quite a bit over the last twenty years<br /><br />Mostly this appears to have been developed from racing applications, which is where a great deal of product improvement originates. It's astounding to me to watch GP level bike racing and see them lofting the front end in a rain, while still heeled over while exiting a corner.<br /><br />Still, if they mount rain tires on a racing vehicle in anticipation of it getting wet, and it doesn't, they will not be competitive with dry tires. Normally, the tire overheats and gets greasy, or at best, it wears too quickly to finish the race. Tire compounds are still a black art, to a great extent.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.com