down to the belts.. or how long does a Bontrager race-x-lite tyre last?

[Bleve]

Talking of being cheap ... I tried to get as much mileage out of my
bonty race-x-lites as I could - today they (the rear anyway...) gave up
- down to the belts, and worn through to the tube.

I got 3374km out of it before it totally died.

That's better than I used to get out of Miche pro-races by about 500 or
so km.

 

[bill]

Bleve wrote:
> Talking of being cheap ... I tried to get as much mileage out of my
> bonty race-x-lites as I could - today they (the rear anyway...) gave up
> - down to the belts, and worn through to the tube.
>
> I got 3374km out of it before it totally died.
>
> That's better than I used to get out of Miche pro-races by about 500 or
> so km.

I assume you are talking about rear tyres.

I have made better than 2000 miles on TUFO s2 and prestige in the back.

I have made 7,000 miles on the front with a clincher (conti grand prix)
and over 4000 miles with tubulars.

Right now I have a vittoria on the front, with 2500 miles, and it is
getting dry-rot and peeling. Plenty of tread left.

 

[Bleve]

bill wrote:
> Bleve wrote:
> > Talking of being cheap ... I tried to get as much mileage out of my
> > bonty race-x-lites as I could - today they (the rear anyway...) gave up
> > - down to the belts, and worn through to the tube.
> >
> > I got 3374km out of it before it totally died.
> >
> > That's better than I used to get out of Miche pro-races by about 500 or
> > so km.
>
> I assume you are talking about rear tyres.

Yes.

> I have made better than 2000 miles on TUFO s2 and prestige in the back.
>
> I have made 7,000 miles on the front with a clincher (conti grand prix)
> and over 4000 miles with tubulars.
>
> Right now I have a vittoria on the front, with 2500 miles, and it is
> getting dry-rot and peeling. Plenty of tread left.

How heavy are you? Do you race on it? Do you do uphill standing start
sprints on it?
Anything else that tortures tyres?

 

[531Aussie]

3300km is pretty good for a rear


don't you find you get more punctures with worn tyres?

 

[Bleve]

531Aussie wrote:
> 3300km is pretty good for a rear
>
>
> don't you find you get more punctures with worn tyres?

yes, my usual rule of thumb is 2 punctures, time for a new tyre.

But, these didn't puncture at all in 3,300km. The rear did today, but
that was because the tube was showing through the casing!

 

[ritcho]

Talking of being cheap ... I tried to get as much mileage out of my
bonty race-x-lites as I could - today they (the rear anyway...) gave up
- down to the belts, and worn through to the tube.

I got 3374km out of it before it totally died.

That's better than I used to get out of Miche pro-races by about 500 or
so km.

That doesn't surprise me at all. I use the cheap version of the bonty tyres and get around 5000k from a rear (23mm)

Ritch

 

[ritcho]

Talking of being cheap ... I tried to get as much mileage out of my
bonty race-x-lites as I could - today they (the rear anyway...) gave up
- down to the belts, and worn through to the tube.

I got 3374km out of it before it totally died.

That's better than I used to get out of Miche pro-races by about 500 or
so km.

That doesn't surprise me at all. I use the cheap version of the bonty tyres and get around 5000k from a rear (23mm)

Ritch