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Re: Heat the Tire



You've misread me, I said the Avons were "slickest" meaning slippery as hell in
the morning, 'til they warmed up!

"Retherford, Martin" wrote:

> My Dunlop's are not sticky at all out of the garage.  They have to warm up a
> bit to stay put.
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jim schroeder [mailto:cretin@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 6:24 PM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 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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