Air guitar guy . He ' s usually shirtless . <| sep |> A mechanical hand crusher <| sep |> So you know what to do <| sep |> Third wave doesn ' t exist . <| sep |> is the concept of cold tires just a lame excuse people use when you go downNO . Cold tyres do not grip the way hot ones do . They have to be warmed up to operating temps for them to stick . Even professional racers crash on the out laps by going to fast , to soon before having the rubber warmed up all the way . For casual riders , this manifests by just hopping on and riding , and throttling up through a corner too soon . A legitimate cause of many crashes . Remember the air temps and the asphalt temps are very different . It can be a cold , but sunny day , and the the ground will be warm enough to ride hard and push the bike . I use a little pocket laser IR temp gauge to test , so I can accurately judge how hard I can ride . If the ground is too cold , and the rubber never gets up to temp , then I just dont ride . For example yesterday it was 57 f here , but the ground in the sun was 73 The rubber was above 110 f after warming it up , but I didnt test after the session to see what the max temp was . I just confirmed it was heating up and then had the confidence to ride , but with a ~ 1015 % reduced pace from summer riding . When the air is warm , and the pavement hot , the rubber temps get well up there , 160180 . That ' s where you get maximum grip . So you just adjust accordingly , and the more data you have the better you can do that . Lowering the tyre pressure helps generate a little extra heat via flexing the rubber more . Buying one of these is the way to go IMO . FlukeMT 4 M A X f o n t b M i n i b f o n t h a n d h e ldfontbLaserbfontInfrared . jpg