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Heat the Tire



The only way to reliably make a tire "sticky" is to run it through heat cycles
(well said Larry), it breaks down the preservative coating so the actual
rubber is making contact. All manufacturers differ, but I've found Avons to be
slickest out of the garage. Just my experience.
                Jim

"by way of Eric Sheley " wrote:

> From: "Larry Rau" <fastbike@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> References: <199909211536.IAA05530@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 16:56:13 -0400
>
> Neil wrote:
>  >
>  > Sorry to hear about the bike Shon. In the past I have gone so far as to
>  >get a
>  > sheet of course sand paper and put the bike up on the center, put it in
>  >gear
>  > and run it up while applying the sand paper to the rear to scuff it in.
>  >Great
>  > for getting those edges but not as fun as the standard method.
>  >
> Sorry to disagree, but sanding the edges won't eliminate the problem. The
> tire has to get through a few heat cycles to get rid of the mold release
> compounds and volatiles. They cause the lack of traction, not the
> "smoothness" of the tread. Ask a race shop if you want some confirmation.
> Don't want a new rider to think that sanding will do the job and find
> otherwise on the street.
>
> Larry
>
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