andrew_s
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Slick tyres do give more cornering grip. It can be demonstrated in the lab by having someone on a bike on a tarmac covered plate whose angle can be changed. Generally, the angle gets up to about 45 degrees before the tyres slip.
The advantage of a fine tread on the shoulders isn't that there's more absolute grip, but that you can feel the loss of grip approaching as the individual tread blocks start to slip and regrip. By contrast, a slick tread just lets go with no warning.
The advantage of a fine tread on the shoulders isn't that there's more absolute grip, but that you can feel the loss of grip approaching as the individual tread blocks start to slip and regrip. By contrast, a slick tread just lets go with no warning.