I have read that Kumhos aren't the best in the wet. Don't know if it all of them or just certain of their tires????
Just like almost every other tire, Kumhos are
GREAT in the wet
IF you are running the correct tire pressure for the way you are riding & the load you have placed on them! If you run them at passenger car tire pressures under a Spyder then of course they'll have wet traction issues, just like virtually every other car tire would, simply because the Spyder weighs in a whole lot less than most pasenger cars! :gaah:
Ideal tire pressures for most types of Kumho tires run on a Spyder (or just about
any passenger car tire run on a Spyder for that matter) & most Spyder Ryders seems to be in the vicinity of 18-22 psi for most of North America, but running pressures much higher than that in ambient temps of much less than the high 80's F will mean the sipes on the Kumho tread can't 'grab' the road properly, wet or dry, & that the tread compound will
never reach its ideal operating temperature & so won't ever get as 'sticky' as it's designed/intended to get, which will also compromise wet road holding!! That 'poor traction in the wet' furphy/myth is almost always quite simply attributable to poor operational practices & usage :dontknow:
Go too low with your tire pressures & the ride, handling, & wear will be poor/compromised but your traction will be great; go too high with your tire pressures & your ride, wear, & traction will be poor/compromised but the handling/response will be pretty good!! Running the
right tire pressures for the load placed upon them and your riding style, the road surfaces, the local environment, etc will give you the optimal balance of traction, ride, handling, & wear; but the pressure that is 'correct' or ideal for
you, is very likely only vaguely similar to the pressures shown on the tire placard for your Spyder & also very likely a little different to the ideal pressure for someone else who rides differently, imposes a different load on the tire, runs on different road surfaces,
or lives in a different environment/ambient temps to yours! You need to buy a tire that suits
your needs AND THEN run it at pressures which will allow it to work at its best for you! Buying a good quality tire but one that's not suitable/ideal for your intended use &/or then running the wrong pressures in it might mean the tire doesn't work too well in at least
some ways, but isn't that really YOUR fault, not that it's a crap tire - unless it's a Kenda of course, in which case it probably
IS a crap tire! :shocked:
