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From: bill@dual.UUCP (Bill Kanawyer)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: rain grooves; not so groovy...
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Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 14:37:20 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 29 14:37:20 1984
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    Yes, rain groves are a pain. The best (only) thing that can be done about
them is to change your tires. 

    Take a look at the front tire on your bike. I think you will find that,
like most imports, it has groves that run parallel to each other arround
the tire. These 'catch' in the rain groves and try to follow them like a
street car. If you change the front tire over to some other tread pattern
say like a hash mark...  \\|// this should help alot. Changing the back tire
will also improve handling if it too has parallel treads. Sorry, I know of
no better (cheaper) way other then staying off the groves.

    Happy trails,

Bill Kanawyer
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