Buy one new tire and put it on the front.

"Buy a bike; you'll never regret it, if you live."  Mark Twain

Buy a tire; you'll never regret it, and your chances of living will 
improve.  Michael Hechmer

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 5:51:49 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote:
>
> Rear tire on Bleriot. Tread bald down center for a while now. Front tire 
> still has plenty of tread.
>
> I inspect the tire every few rides.
>
> *Is it safe to ride down 'til the tread just barely starts showing? To the 
> first peek of tan color? Or is the tire gonna rip open at that point and 
> better to swap out now?*
>
> Manufacturer/distributor/retailer told me I have about 1k left on it about 
> 1k ago.
>
> Waiting until casing starts to show or get next flat to replace it with 
> new tire. I want to get my money's worth out of the tire (really expensive) 
> and I am not a penny pinching person at all, and usually swap out tires 
> faster, but I... just...can't ....bring myself to replace the tire until 
> these conditions are met because the tire was so expensive.
>
>

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