Warming up tires

[GP_RZ]

hard aceleration and or braking will heat up ur tires....now u might get a stunting ticket for that!

So what's the best way to warm your tires?

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[georgy]

While swerving in a straight line you aren't getting anywhere near overwhelming the contact patch, as you could be in a corner. Kak on your tires, when you are near the normal break-away point, means that the tire will let go far sooner.

I understand. I was just saying that this scenario makes no sense either.

[Rob MacLennan]

I understand. I was just saying that this scenario makes no sense either.

These days the only time that I'll do a few swervies is after I've ridden on a dirt parking area, or along the dirt edge of a road. I'm just making sure to scrub off anything that might cause a traction issue once I'm using a portion of the tire that hasn't contacted the road since it could have picked up debris.

[Roasted]

So what do you think is the difference between frantically swerving with sand/gravel on the sides of your tires BEFORE a turn and doing the same thing while IN the actual turn?

I see your point but swerving a bit like this means you might be progressively scurbing off more and more of the tire. Let's say half the contact patch is the dirty part, than another half, etc. as you progressively swerve more. I guess taking turns at progressively faster speeds and higher lean angles would accomplish the same thing (and you won't be able to lean all that much anyways swerving in your own lane) but we're impatient. I do this when breaking in brand new tires too.

[turbodish]

So what's the best way to warm your tires?

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Propane.

[Rob MacLennan]

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