Tire Wear

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 05:34:40 +0000, Roy Zipris wrote:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you
generally check to tell when it's time to replace a tire? Thanks.
--Roy Zipris

Tread does not matter. Ignore the fact that whatever tread the tire may
have had is worn away. I usually wait until the cord begins to show
through.

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Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you
generally check to tell when it's time to replace a tire?

If a cut did not cut the casing, then that is no reason to toss a tire.
It's time to replace the tire when the casing is showing. If the tread
gets real thin, you will also start to experience more flats, so that can
also be an indicator to get new tires.
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Roy Zipris writes:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you
generally check to tell when it's time to replace a tire? Thanks.

When you see the cords start to show through it's time to put on a new
tire.

Only if you never ride them. What kind of tires do you ride? Or should I
say ... don't you ride?

Bob C.
"jacques" wrote in message
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Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and
develop cracks much before the wear out.

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 18:42:29 +0200, "jacques"
wrote:

Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and
develop cracks much before the wear out.

If the tires are stored near ozone generating motors, like furnaces,
pumps, freezers, etc... or constantly exposed to UV radiation via
untinted, sunny windows, they can crack and crumble long before they
wear out.

Some rubber and plastic compounds seem to be more prone to this than
others.

Barry

Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the
back.

Well, Sheldon Brown wrote an article about why one should not rotate
bicycle
tires. It can be found at the usual place.

moving the front tire to the back is not exactly the same as rotate the
tires.
I usually move the front tire to the back when the rear tire is worn, and
put a new tire on the front.

Ciao
Maurizio, Bologna, Italy

"Bernie" wrote in message
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Robin Hubert wrote:

"psycholist" wrote in message
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Only if you never ride them. What kind of tires do you ride? Or
should I
say ... don't you ride?

Bob C.
"jacques" wrote in message
news Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and
develop cracks much before the wear out.


Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the
back.

--
Robin Hubert

Well, Sheldon Brown wrote an article about why one should not rotate
bicycle
tires. It can be found at the usual place.

Like Maurizio says, I didn't suggest rotating. Sheldon might be God, but
nobody fools with Mother Nature!



--
Robin Hubert

Roy Zipris wrote:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you
generally check to tell when it's time to replace a tire? Thanks.
--Roy Zipris


Assuming you're on "sneakers" that have yellow sidewalls, get new tires
when the yellow begins to turn to brown. ;-)