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Re:Antarctic Snow Cruiser by josefresco on Monday March 09, 2020 @09:06AM (#22525024)
Siping is an important part of snow tire tread.
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Re:Antarctic Snow Cruiser by gus_massa on Monday March 09, 2020 @10:52AM (#22525826)
Siping was cutting edge technology at that time. From 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. [...]

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