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Originally Posted by Timbo
The unseen enemy is... cold tires especially on corners.
Take a good look at a performance street tire and it certainly is not the tread that gives you traction but it is the stickyness of the compound that provides grip.
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This statement is mostly true, for those grippy tires to "grip" they need to be warmed up and often times can't get the their proper operating temperature in cooler temperatures. This can be alleviated by using a tire with a higher silica content compound such as Dunlop Roadsmarts or Michelin Pilot Road rather than the normal set of Pilot Powers or Q2's. The added bonus is these tires last around twice as long (I'll get usually get almost 10k miles out of a set).
On my bike I run the Dunlop Roadsmarts all year and my track wheels run Michelin Pilot Power 2ct's (After these wear out I'm going to switch over to the Pure's).