It sounds like revenue enhancement for the dealer. The tire mfg spend a
lot of $ in designing tread designs and I just don't thing the tire shop
flunky with a "siper" is going to improve what the mfg did.
Bill
At 03:18 PM 12/3/2004, Traci Pearson wrote:
>I was just thinking about tire grip and the fact that tires with the most
>grip are slicks. They have the most possible surface area, right?
>
>If you go buy tires now, the deal want to "sipe" your tires: cut small
>slits all over the tread. They say it creates more grip on the road.
>
>I don't know of any solid evidence for or against this practice. But my
>common sense says that the more whole, flat "pieces" of rubber you have
>against the road, the better your grip is going to be. Look at high-end
>performance tires; they have fewer and fewer grooves in them, more flat,
>whole rubber against the road.
>
>Does anyone have any thoughts on siping? Does anyone know of any studies
>or solid evidence that prove or disprove its value?
>
>Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!
>
>Traci Pearson
>Pearson Technical Communication
>Writing, Editing, Information Design Print and Online
>pearsontechcomm@frii.com
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