"Timberwoof" <timberwoof.spam.RemoveThis@infernosoft.com> wrote in message
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> In article <5fn61oF3bfk35U1.RemoveThis@mid.individual.net>,
> "Konrad Viltersten" <tmp1.RemoveThis@viltersten.com> wrote:
>
>> When it's raining, one can often see "tracks" from the
>> cars that have passed in on color and a band in the middle
>> in an other color. I've been wondering which one offers
>> best grip for the tires of a bike.
>>
>> Intuitively, i'd go with the middle part (it looks more
>> gripfriendly, somehow, plus one gets to ride in the
>> middle of the road without "touching" the other lanes).
>> On the other hand, it just stroke me that the water
>> should be more heat up and spread by the tires, hence
>> more prone to evaporate.
>>
>> What would you recommend? Why?
>
> In general, don't ride in the middle, especially after the first rain in
> the season[1]. That's where the oil and other spooge mostly ends up.
Strange world you live in sir:-) Spooge never SEES the road where I live:-))
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Beav
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