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Re: Which treads have an advantage?
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Originally Posted by JVN
Roughtop vs. Wedgetop

I think they are about comparable when it comes to traction. I believe Roughtop has a little bit higher traction.
I've been thinking about the Roughtop vs. Wedgetop debate for the past few days. I'd be really curious to see some concrete data on this. Is there anyone out there who'd be willing to do a few traction tests? It'd make for a simple but very useful whitepaper. It could suffice for a simple science fair project as well. My hypothesis is that they both provide similar traction. Nevertheless, there has to be some reason that certain people swear that one type or the other provides considerably better traction.
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