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Tire replacement question 700

posted by  Kane on  Fri Jan 28 18:25 CST 2005
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Bzzzt!

In snow, you want a narrow width. More contact pressure on the footprint for a better bite.

In the dry, you want wider for more rubber contact to the ground. In the wet, it's not so much width anymore, but the tread pattern to channel the water out.

-- Kane

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