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Old 03-12-2015, 05:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by LeanBurn View Post
On the road I drive the grooves are made by large trucks and the roads are in awesome shape. The grooves are double tire wide which allows for a bit more freedom. In the wet I ridge ride. I can tell a difference for sure when I ride in the grooves. Its quieter and smoother. It is also an inch or so lower than the ridges.
Correct me if I am wrong, but I always thought the idea of ridge-riding, as it applies to wet weather, is to drive along the ridges and thus outside the grooves where water pools and creates extra drag?
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