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Neil Brooks
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jj<[email protected]> wrote:
>I mentioned getting new tires; didn't mention why, exactly... ;-)
>
>Was checking over the bike as usual before a ride and just happened to have
>the back tire rotated right. In the center was this tan-grayish area. Being
>nearsided I had assumed it was dirt, but the light was right and I suddenly
>realised it was the threads in the tire showing through. Dayum!
>
>I quickly scoped the rest of the tire and realized that except for a short
>section I had worn the tired down to the threads and then some all around
>the tire.
>
>Got the bike (and tires) in Feb this year. Is it not odd to have this much
>wear in only 7 months? Front tire was worn also - LBS guy said it needed
>replaced too, b/c it was flattened out in a 1/4" patch around the center.
>(700x25c).
>
>Had I missed this and continued to ride would it likely have been a
>catastrophic flatting, or would it have just developed a slow leak?
>Anyone had experiences with blow out or flatting due to excessive wear?
>
>I've read here (I think) that others have ridden their tires down to the
>threads - is this common? How many months should I normally expect to get
>on a set of tires? (Current mileage about 3Kmiles).
That's about right. Rear wears faster than front.
3,000 miles in seven months is over 100 miles a week. Buy that new
tire with pride
It's also not odd for r.b.* posters to tire of threads even more
quickly than that ;-)
>I mentioned getting new tires; didn't mention why, exactly... ;-)
>
>Was checking over the bike as usual before a ride and just happened to have
>the back tire rotated right. In the center was this tan-grayish area. Being
>nearsided I had assumed it was dirt, but the light was right and I suddenly
>realised it was the threads in the tire showing through. Dayum!
>
>I quickly scoped the rest of the tire and realized that except for a short
>section I had worn the tired down to the threads and then some all around
>the tire.
>
>Got the bike (and tires) in Feb this year. Is it not odd to have this much
>wear in only 7 months? Front tire was worn also - LBS guy said it needed
>replaced too, b/c it was flattened out in a 1/4" patch around the center.
>(700x25c).
>
>Had I missed this and continued to ride would it likely have been a
>catastrophic flatting, or would it have just developed a slow leak?
>Anyone had experiences with blow out or flatting due to excessive wear?
>
>I've read here (I think) that others have ridden their tires down to the
>threads - is this common? How many months should I normally expect to get
>on a set of tires? (Current mileage about 3Kmiles).
That's about right. Rear wears faster than front.
3,000 miles in seven months is over 100 miles a week. Buy that new
tire with pride
It's also not odd for r.b.* posters to tire of threads even more
quickly than that ;-)