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Originally Posted by RandyO
you can't compare race slicks to street tires, they don't use tham in the rain, they use racing rains with deep treads
I have found no limitation of tires in the rain, limiting factor is visibility thru helmet shield
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Precisely the point I was making: Wet racing tyres keep a higher percentage of their grip in the wet, than slicks do (hence the reason they use them). Although not as drastic a difference, various sorts of road tyres have differing tread patterns, meaning some are better in the wet (as well as the various compounds used, PSI of tyre, etc.). I was using it as an example of one of the many factors that determine grip in the wet and why any set percentage of grip for all tyres, bikes, riders, etc. is at best innaccurate (there are too many variables).