Hi Peter....Hmmm....I think you are comparing apples and oranges. There is really
no comparison to the overall operating costs between a bike and a car. Consider
fuel costs alone....besides, I doubt I could get a bike rim that will accommodate
P225 60 R16s....(teehee).
I've used Specialized and Continentals for tires. The Contis lasted forever
compared to the Specialized, but they were heavier and had the wire beads so you
really had to wrestle with them whenever I got a flat. The specialized are more
expensive too, but I opted for convenience over economy.
-Rod
Peter James wrote:
> But just considering tires (and tubes), I think that car tires are cheaper
> per km than bicycle tires. Here's my first run at it:
>
> Car - $80 per tire x 4 / 80,000 km life = 0.4 c/km
> Bike - $20 per tire + $5 per tube x 2 / 10,000 km life = 0.5 c/km
>
> One of my first observations would be that a car tire is far more likely
> to achieve its full life than a bicycle tire. And that's before we count
> all the time wasted changing & repairing punctured bicycle tubes....
>
> Is there anyone out there who has some valid average mileage stats for
> bicycle tires?
> --
> Peter James
> Ottawa, Ontario
>
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