Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
There's no term for surface area in the formula for friction, i.e. tire width makes no difference. If anything, narrow tires corner better, or I should say, tires approximately as wide as the rim on which they are mounted corner best. That said, some tires stick a lot better than others.
My tires had been sticking really well prior to those adjustments I’ve mentioned & the tread is still almost like new which surprises me. But yeah, I’ve never had to be cautious with cornering before. The road was also dry & it was about the same temp outside as always. It was just weird as hell. I saw the corner coming which was just past a tragic area, no cars were coming so I started to turn it up like I always have (I forgot to mention that this is actually an “S” turn, if that makes any difference), I swung right while pedaling then the sharp left and pedaled two or three times more & I leaned into the turn with my right pedal down & the left up & fully expected that awesome feeling while swinging through it until the wheel slipped & I threw my left foot down which jarred me upright & forced me to brake & here I am talking about something which hasn’t happened before on the many times I’ve ridden that trail. It’s just bizarre. This whole thing has forced me to look a little closer at my tires & I can’t see enough wear to say that I need new ones so I’m just going to pay more attention to how I corner. I followed your advice feeling like a moron for not being able to instinctively know how to corner (which I thought I did) by watching a YouTube video (GCN. The British dude, Si) & I don’t see anything differently than what I was doing before. You’re advice seemed a little more detailed with regard to body position which is what I’ll be paying close attention to. Thanks again!