Hi,

I have planter fasciitis and my heel pain has decreased considerably since I have been wearing Orthofeet. It's great to find a shoe at a reasonable cost that seems to be just what I needed.

I too have plantar fascitis and have found the pain much reduced since I fitted new tyres on the car with a full 8mm tread depth. With the old tyres the pain was considerable when I got up in the morning but with the new tyres I can live with it. My Doctor says its nothing to do with the tyres but what does he know.

Bit OT, but re " ride comfort and grip is the double issue with low tread." Depends on the conditions.

The standard advice is to put your best tyres on the back. There's still a seasonal difference in Taiwan, though its perhaps weaker than it used to be.

In the dry season, the best tyres are the ones with the least tread.

In the wet season, the best tyres are the ones with the most tread..

I rotate accordingly. Over time, this should have the side effect of evening-up wear, which I don't particularly care about, but the downside is that you can't easily monitor alignment from the wear pattern.

Edited by edlithgow on 24/01/2018 at 04:47

Michelin have proven that there is no real difference between 2mm and 3mm tread in their tyres.

Michelin have proven that there is no real difference between 2mm and 3mm tread in their tyres.

I really cant believe that, though it depends on whether they are talking dry grip or wet, fair enough if dry weather, but no way wet weather will be the same for water clearance /grip

No one with a brain cell would. Even F1 wet tyres (which are almost certainly the best wet tyres in the world) loose grip as they wear.

I believe its another marketing ploy. "buy our Michelin tyres and you get wet grip even when they are nearly bald. Buy a competitors and you will have to replace them much sooner"

Michelin have proven that there is no real difference between 2mm and 3mm tread in their tyres.

I really cant believe that, though it depends on whether they are talking dry grip or wet, fair enough if dry weather, but no way wet weather will be the same for water clearance /grip

No one with a brain cell would.

Unless that brain cell was configured as an open mind. If you actually look at the evidence, the research is fairly inconsistent. Reviewed here (page 58)

www.trafitec.dk/sites/default/files/publications/b...f

"At tread depths of less than 3mm, some studies suggest that braking distance increases, while other studies demonstrate that this does not happen until the tread depth is less than 2mm"

Thats for wet surfaces. They suggest that the difference may be due to more recent wider tyres being more affected by low tread.

Hooray! Old stuff wins.

(Not that UK legislation bothers me anyway)

as a close to bald tyre is not good in the wet no matter what the makeup of the tyre, or road, the open mind has nothing to do with whats possible. you cannot make 1.6 mm tread depth clear as much water as 3mm

its like saying you can get 1 pint in a 1/2 pint pot- tiz impossible,but you can have fun trying

Not really. Its like the difference between opinion, and evidence.

That difference is partly one of supply and demand.

There is usually, as here, a huge supply of opinion. Its so common its sometimes known as "common sense".

Consequently there is usually little demand for evidence.

to put it this way, I would prefer 3mm tread min depth than as it is 1.6mm, but I do realise some people like to get their moneys worth out of most things including tyres(you see plenty of near bald tyres in car parks) which are below the limit.

IMO 3.0 mm is better then 1.6mm which is an odd amount as a minimum anyway, should have been 2mm minimum