Originally Posted by
kevmk81
... Second question, by 'asphalt' I am wondering if they mean road surfaces in general, not necessarily true 'asphalt'. A lot of the roads in my area are concrete.
You're asking too much from the tire. It's tire, it lacks a brain and has no way of knowing what a road is paved with. It does "know" hard from soft by feel, but that's all it knows.
But you knew that already.