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I always think the fine tread, like that on a diamante pro, allows tyre to deform around the asphalt surface.
I also wonder how the Tg (softening point) of the rubber compounds used, varies, in accordance with the temperatures they are expected to be used at.
If all road tyres are made without thought for seasonal temperature variance*. Then a fine tread is likely to be a good thing.
Just some thoughts and ramblings.
(*mine use a special winter rubber, while they were hanging in my workroom last summer, I had a feel of them, and they were far softer than I'd expect of a tyre rubber)