front tire cupping

[Pyrrho]

I read all the time riders commenting on how much better traction X tire has in the rain. I call bullshit.

Have you really ever had your bike slip on wet pavement, other than riding over paint on the road?

I commuted year-round in the upper midwest on my previous RSes with ABS but without traction control. Enough throttle and the rear would break free in the wet, especially during the start of a storm in urban areas when the roads get greasy with oil. I've always switched out old, squared off tires with barely any tread left for brand new so I haven't ever felt I ever had solid A/B traction testing between sets of tires to tell which did better than others.

If I remember correctly Metzler Zs aren't super sticky in the wet and I could get those to start to get squirrely in the wet at a good lean angle without much effort. Hit a tar snake the wrong way in the wet and I don't care what you're on -- it's going to be pucker time.