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<blockquote data-quote="outrace" data-source="post: 16073"><p>The tire in the pic above is a Michelin Power Race DOT race tire. It meets DOT specs and can be sold as a street tire, but I don't think I want to ride on the street in the rain with it. Look at the tread pattern.</p><p></p><p>1) There are no sipes in the center of the tire, very few on the side of the tire, and absolutely none at the edge. It's a hydroplane waiting to happen.</p><p></p><p>2) Race tires are much thinner than street tires. They are more likely to pick up a nail (or even a household staple) and lose pressure.</p><p></p><p>3) The sidewalls of a race tire are MUCH more flexible than street tires. This can lead to disconcerting weaves and/or the feeling that the tires are going flat.</p><p></p><p>4) Race tires are incredibly sensitive to temperatures. A cold race tire at an ambient 50 degrees F will be so incredibly slick you'll think you hit an oil patch! This is particularly true of "heat cycled" tires - e.g. race takeoffs.</p><p></p><p>I have race takeoffs you guys in the Dallas area can have for free if you want, but you'll have to sign a release of liability first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="outrace, post: 16073"] The tire in the pic above is a Michelin Power Race DOT race tire. It meets DOT specs and can be sold as a street tire, but I don't think I want to ride on the street in the rain with it. Look at the tread pattern. 1) There are no sipes in the center of the tire, very few on the side of the tire, and absolutely none at the edge. It's a hydroplane waiting to happen. 2) Race tires are much thinner than street tires. They are more likely to pick up a nail (or even a household staple) and lose pressure. 3) The sidewalls of a race tire are MUCH more flexible than street tires. This can lead to disconcerting weaves and/or the feeling that the tires are going flat. 4) Race tires are incredibly sensitive to temperatures. A cold race tire at an ambient 50 degrees F will be so incredibly slick you'll think you hit an oil patch! This is particularly true of "heat cycled" tires - e.g. race takeoffs. I have race takeoffs you guys in the Dallas area can have for free if you want, but you'll have to sign a release of liability first. [/QUOTE]
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