When the cord shows through the tread...they are done.
Start getting lots of flats through the thin tread...they are done.
Crappy looking sidewalls...unless the structure of the casing is
damaged...I keep going.
I generally get quite a few years out of a pair of tires and try and
extract every
After three flats I get rid of the tire. Usually by then it has cuts and
small holes in it. I ride city streets and shoulders a lot. After a few
cuts small gravel will cause flats as well. So three flats and they are
gone.
My Schwable Marathon Plus tires have 2500 miles on them with
On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 17:39 -0800, EricP wrote:
Don't have mine in a shed, but tan sidewalls generally gave out after
a year. Not complete failure, just enough pulling apart to not appear
safe. Had a set of Pasela 35s with less than 2,000 miles on them that
were pulled off because of that
they are toast when you see the tube sticking out. lol
good question, I would like to know as well.
On Jan 3, 12:24 pm, Michael Shaljian mikeshalj...@gmail.com wrote:
I've had a set of Jack Browns on my Quickbeam since getting it in May
'09, and I've probably got near 2500 miles on them.
No big deal if the chex are gone. Look at the rear and see if it's
starting to square off instead of being round. That'll be a good sign that
the end is imminent. From there it'll start being more common to get flats
due to the thinner rubber. Also check your sidewalls from cracking/damage.
The look of the tread is rarely the first sign of tire wear. Usually
the sidewalls show wear first. I have had tires go significantly past
3,000 miles. Usually the rear wheel shows significant wear first, but
since I would never, ever want a front tire blow out, I always change
them at the same
On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 12:47 -0800, cyclotourist wrote:
No big deal if the chex are gone. Look at the rear and see if it's
starting to square off instead of being round. That'll be a good sign
that the end is imminent.
I don't know about the Jack Browns, but with the Ruffy Tuffy you could
I second the recommendation to keep a close eye on the sidewalks. Sun can
really do a number on the sidewalks. A flat will most likely occur on the
thinning rubber of the contact area, but the sidewalks are likely to just blow
out. Sidewalk blow outs usually are dangerous, and usually can not
Aw, it was much more humorous as auto-corrected...
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I've been using Schwalbes for a few years. When the V tread is
completely worn off in the center of the tire, I figure they've earned
their keep. They usually go 5-6k on a rear at 35 mm width.
dougP
On Jan 3, 12:24 pm, Michael Shaljian mikeshalj...@gmail.com wrote:
I've had a set of Jack
On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 13:01 -0800, Ray Shine wrote:
I second the recommendation to keep a close eye on the sidewalks. Sun
can really do a number on the sidewalks. A flat will most likely occur
on the thinning rubber of the contact area, but the sidewalks are
likely to just blow out. Sidewalk
My sidewalls (and often tread) start drying out and cracking after a year or
so, long before the tread is worn. Panaracer made tires (Pasela, RT, CdlV)
are the worst. I'm 100% sure it's due to having my bikes in a broiling-hot
corrugated shed, but you work with whatcha' got...
On Mon, Jan 3,
Your tires are worn out when the urge to try a new set of tires
overcomes you.
On Jan 3, 1:46 pm, cyclotourist cyclotour...@gmail.com wrote:
My sidewalls (and often tread) start drying out and cracking after a year or
so, long before the tread is worn. Panaracer made tires (Pasela, RT, CdlV)
My sidewalls go the same way, at least when I bought tan-wall Paselas
and lived in CA. I don't do either anymore.
I do still ride on gravel roads, rocky logging roads and other stupid
places, it's just a lot cooler and damper in OR.
As outlined in Sheldon's Tire-rotation article, I move tires
On Jan 3, 2011, at 2:24 PM, Michael Shaljian wrote:
I've had a set of Jack Browns on my Quickbeam since getting it in May
'09, and I've probably got near 2500 miles on them. They seem to ride
just fine, but I'm wondering what I should be looking for to know if
the tread is worn out. I'm 180
When it looks like this:
http://s971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/beewak23/Worn out tire/
Cheers- Mike in So. Boston, Mass
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On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:05 PM, MichaelS bee...@gmail.com wrote:
When it looks like this:
http://s971.photobucket.com/albums/ae196/beewak23/Worn out tire/
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And don't forget, the rumor that well worn tires are lighter, more supple,
and faster! But it's the increasing frequency of flats, and then creeping
paranoia on fast downhill curves...and the anticipation of proudly wearing
out a tire through honest mileage!
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:07 PM,
Don't have mine in a shed, but tan sidewalls generally gave out after
a year. Not complete failure, just enough pulling apart to not appear
safe. Had a set of Pasela 35s with less than 2,000 miles on them that
were pulled off because of that issue.
BTW, this isn't new to me, had it on tires in
I do the same when changing out tires but ride Schwalbes now. No more
gum sidewalls for me.
On Jan 3, 2:32 pm, Philip Williamson philip.william...@gmail.com
wrote:
My sidewalls go the same way, at least when I bought tan-wall Paselas
and lived in CA. I don't do either anymore.
I do still ride
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