Originally Posted by F1_Fan
Cars: flat profile traps water.
Bikes: "round" tire profile means water escapes with tread or not.
This is an old discussion... I remember as a wee lad when Avocet released their slick FasGrip tires as the first big push along these lines. We had the same arguments back then... if it was a problem there'd have been 100's of lawsuits by now.
No arguments here. I just don't think it's a good analogy.