Originally Posted by mtbprelude
To further qualify these results: this is in Texas, where air temp regularly hits 100+ for 2-3months, and surface temps easily reach 130+. None of us ran shaved tires, as these were all our street cars as well.
So if were talking about Washington where temps are 65 degrees, would it be worse for the tire if it were to overheat and then cool down much further than the 100-130 degrees in texas. Would this be a more dramatic shock for the tire and therefor sacrafice even more traction?