Hitting Motorcycle Race speed, siped tires may matter... at bicycle speeds there is No Hydroplaning .. contact patch is small also..

The slick surface of freshly painted stripes Steel plates over excavations Does need to be treated with Caution

On Pavement the Knobs reduce surface of tire contact with the road ..

This is a touring tire mixing Both to be usable riding past the ends of the paved routes,

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