Kevlar Tires

[Neil Smith]

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?

[Bill Davidson]

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).

--Bill Davidson
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On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "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?
>

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

[Golightly F.]

"Bill Davidson" > ...
> 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

[Neil Smith]

Previously, I used 'Tuffty Tapes' which did not work nearly as well. Besides
they would tend to wear through the inner tube.
> wrote in message
...
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "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?
>

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

[Stephen Harding]

wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "Neil Smith" >
> 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

[Alex Rodriguez]

In article >,
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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[Steve McDonald]

Stephen Harding > wrote in message >...
> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:00:58 +0100, "Neil Smith" >
> > 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