Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
tire blows?

Neil Smith wrote:
> Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
> I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
> tire blows?

Why would you want to ride on it after the rubber has worn through? It takes many thousands of miles
to do this with most tires so I can't imagine that money is really an issue here. Tires are pretty
cheap if you only buy them every 3-10 years (depending upon the tire and how much you ride).

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On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "Neil Smith" <nsmith@clara.co.uk> wrote:

>Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a =
thing
>of the past. I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long=
can
>you cycle on the Kevlar before the tire blows?
>

In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get = meaningful puncture protection you
have to go with some heavy liners.

"Bill Davidson" <billdav@cox.nospam.net> ...
> Neil Smith wrote:
> > I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes.
>
> Why would you want to ride on it after the rubber has worn through?

Huh?

> It takes many thousands of miles to do this with most tires snip --->

Huh?

Two (2) maybe three (3) thousand...and... the rear will fatigue, (wear), quicker than the front.

hth

Previously, I used 'Tuffty Tapes' which did not work nearly as well. Besides they would tend to wear
through the inner tube. <lorendi@internet.com> wrote in message
news:nbfdjv432bcb7qu05mag9l6klr49j5dbpo@4ax.com... On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "Neil Smith"
<nsmith@clara.co.uk> wrote:

>Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
>I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long
can
>you cycle on the Kevlar before the tire blows?
>

In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get meaningful puncture protection you
have to go with some heavy liners.

lorendi@internet.com wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "Neil Smith" <nsmith@clara.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past. I
> >retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
> >tire blows?
> >
>
> In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get meaningful puncture protection you
> have to go with some heavy liners.

I've bought one (1) kevlar tire in my bicycling life.

It lasted about a week before some road hazard tore the sidewall.

Now without a doubt, a normal tire would also have failed, and a kevlar tire can not be expected to
be indestructible, but ever since, I've eschewed kevlar and gone with a regular tire.

If I need puncture resistance, I add a tire liner, which so far, has been 100% effective over 3
years on one of my bikes.

SMH

In article <3f36b28c$0$15036$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>, nsmith@clara.co.uk says...
>Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
>I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
>tire blows?

No different than other tires. When the threads start to show, you should replace them.
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Stephen Harding <harding@cs.umass.edu> wrote in message news:<3F378854.9CB0C529@cs.umass.edu>...
> lorendi@internet.com wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "Neil Smith" <nsmith@clara.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > >I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past. I
> > >retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
> > >tire blows?
> > >
> >
> > In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get meaningful puncture protection
> > you have to go with some heavy liners.
>
> I've bought one (1) kevlar tire in my bicycling life.
>
> It lasted about a week before some road hazard tore the sidewall.
>
> Now without a doubt, a normal tire would also have failed, and a kevlar tire can not be expected
> to be indestructible, but ever since, I've eschewed kevlar and gone with a regular tire.
>
> If I need puncture resistance, I add a tire liner, which so far, has been 100% effective over 3
> years on one of my bikes.
>
>
> SMH

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I've had the same bad experience with Kevlar-belted tires. I used them for a year and had as
many flats as with any other type and often, they disintegrated on the sidewalls. I now use
thick, thorn-resistant tubes with standard tires and flats are no longer a problem. I build
very nice Kayaks with Kevlar, but you couldn't give me a tire made with it.

Steve McDonald