3 ms·
Siping is an important part of snow tire tread.
by josefresco 7y ago
Siping is an important part of snow tire tread.
- gus_massa 7y agoSiping was cutting edge technology at that time. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siping_(rubber) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siping_(rubber) > [...] It was his son, Harry E. Sipe, who popularised the use of sipes in the USA for the new low-pressure balloon tires around 1939. > The process was not applied to vehicle tires on a large scale until the 1950s, when superior tread compounds were developed that could stand up to the siping process. [...]