I run my tires right down to the cord! I typically get 5+ thousand miles from a set of 700c road tires; some tires seem to last much longer than others. I don't replace them when I start seeing the small cracks that typically occur. I have had a couple where the tread started to separate...they were replaced right away.
There is a Ritchey Tom Slick on the front of my All-Rounder commuter bike that is as old as the bike...10 years old. It's had lots of little "cracks" for years now...I don't recall when I had the last flat with this tire. At the rate this tire is wearing, it may outlast me. As Kathryn points out, picking out the shart things helps. Angus On Apr 23, 11:01 am, clevewheel <clevewh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 3K is pretty darn good in my book. I check my tires frequently for > wear and picking out bits that are stuck in them. When I start to see > cracks that's my indicator that a new tire is needed, and I almost > never get a flat. My last flat was about 3 years ago - a tedious > experience that I do not wish to repeat. Crossing my fingers for this > season, and what a season it's starting out to be! Sunny and dry here > in Eugene. > > Kathryn Hall > > On Apr 21, 9:41 pm, awilliams53 <awilliam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > How many miles should be expected from a set of tires? > > > I'm riding on Panaracer Col De La Vie 650B Randonee tires with about > > 3,000 miles on them, and picked up my first flat today. Fixing the > > thing gave me the opportunity to inspect them more closely than usual > > (while sitting by the side of the road) and I noticed that the tread > > was work in places and some small cracks were evident. > > > What has been others' experience? > > > Andy > > >http://awilliams53.blogspot.com/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
