Originally Posted by powers2b
700 x 38 cyclocross tires both front and back
Back is worn except for tread on the sides
Front is new. I have found that the back tire gets loaded with snow and slips more when their is tread present (on ice you slip no matter what).
I have also determined through trial and much error that tread on the front tire helps to reduce sideways slipping during turns
Thanks, im just trying to understand how snow got introduced in this thread, but i agree with your tread comments.
On ice you need studded tires which i dont think they make for 700c CX (or do they?).
Rear tires last half or a third the time of fronts.. same with break shoes. of course thats common knowledge.
im using a Geax Revert semi slick in the front now on my mtb, with knobs only on the edge, so i know what you mean about the cornering feeling safer, but ive seen the hardest fastest dip turns done on slicks.
so cornering thats judged by shape/roundness of the tire as well as air pressure. the argument is, does tread cause less friction when cornering? i guess it depends
-=stevey