Originally Posted by
phughes
I understand you said ice, and raising the pressure is not the key. That actually makes it worse. It goes against every advice found regarding driving on ice given for cars, etc. I have plenty of time on the ice with cars, bicycles, and motorcycles.
take a good look at a rally car set up to run on ICE some time... you'll be better educated afterward.
higher pressures, narrow tires... it boils down to contact patch PSI forces.on the ice surface.
siping works by the edges of the sipes slightly digging into the ice surface.... decreasing contact PSI reduces the ability of the edges to penetrate the ice surface.
going TOO high with tire pressures causes troubles too.
your mind jumped to an extreme instead of looking at a reality.
when the contact PSI gets too high, surface MELT begins during tire contact at speed... hydroplaning on top of ice is not a good thing.
tire Compounds also play into the equation...