I did 110 miles in fairly heavy rain at times yesterday, and was surprised I spun a tire with moderate throttle application from a stop light in an auto trans front wheel drive car. I've read test results of Yokahama Avid Touring S and the wet performance kept it from being rated at the top of the tested tires. I wonder if the solid center ribs may harm the wet performance of this tire.
A few questions about wet performance. Is wet traction and wet braking closely correlated? They both are forms of linear traction one pulling and one resisting. Wet braking probably is more dependent on the treads ability to channel water than wet traction.
Does a tires wet traction and braking correlate to wet cornering performance? This could be an entirely different when the forces become lateral.
What is your experience with wet performance with Yokahama Avid Touring S? Reviews and one surprising loss of traction during rain plus the wet reviews may make me hesitant to recommend this excellent tire for drivers living in high rain areas. It may be I just happened to accelerate on a wet oily spot and need to do further road testing before I condemn these tires wet performance.
A few questions about wet performance. Is wet traction and wet braking closely correlated? They both are forms of linear traction one pulling and one resisting. Wet braking probably is more dependent on the treads ability to channel water than wet traction.
Does a tires wet traction and braking correlate to wet cornering performance? This could be an entirely different when the forces become lateral.
What is your experience with wet performance with Yokahama Avid Touring S? Reviews and one surprising loss of traction during rain plus the wet reviews may make me hesitant to recommend this excellent tire for drivers living in high rain areas. It may be I just happened to accelerate on a wet oily spot and need to do further road testing before I condemn these tires wet performance.