Originally Posted by
cvall91
Random question, does tire wear affect performance? Like let's say will a squared off tire cause any extra drag or increase rolling resistance? And hard cornering like let's say in a race? (Asking because I replaced my old tires which had about 3k miles and 0 flats only because the profile was squared off and was told to replace before a race, they still rolled fine without any problems or wires showing)
Thinner tread == less rolling resistance.
Thinner tread == less weight.
Every tire is going to get squared off unless you stop spending most of your time riding a straight line.
I've never seen any data about cornering grip with a squared off tire. But bear in mind physics dictates your contact patch will *always* have the same area.