Curtis: Drive side or off-side?
Unless it's the lighting, it looks like the entire load has been on half the tire (give or take). When the tread is worn this far, the tire is worn out (or get ready to fix a lot of flats). I'm a bit lighter & regularly get over 5,000 miles out of a Schwalbe. People often put on a new pair, ride across the country with no problems, and have plenty of life left in them at the end. Check the rim for out of roundness. If it's a bit tweaked that could explain the heavy wear in one area. Ian's movie idea sounds worth doing, and it could be a bad tire. dougP On Saturday, May 3, 2014 9:18:32 AM UTC-7, Curtis wrote: > > I would expect 4k or more from these tires. Will check the wheel for true. > > > On Saturday, May 3, 2014, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Then my informed but no direct experience with this wonders if it is a >> wheel out of true, a deformity in the tire, or something similar. 2k ain't >> long for a Schwalbe, so something is off. I would check the true of the >> wheel first. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Saturday, May 3, 2014 9:47:25 AM UTC-6, Curtis wrote: >>> >>> >>> Patrick, >>> >>> Thanks for the reply and excellent question. The tire is not wearing the >>> same all the way round. About one third or a little more is very worn, to >>> the point I think I need a new tire. The wear tapers to little ware for >>> the rest of the tire. >>> >>> Curtis >>> >>> On Saturday, May 3, 2014, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Curtis, runners who only run roads will often get issues with hips and >>>> legs due to the drainage slope of the road and they are always running >>>> with >>>> their left leg on the uphill side. Same would be true of bikes. So that >>>> may >>>> be a factor, but no idea how large. I doubt the front load weight more >>>> than >>>> what you put on the rear, so increased weight on the rear combined with >>>> road slope, possibly combined with a funky wheel in some way? It your rear >>>> tire wearing the same all the way round? >>>> >>>> With abandon, >>>> Patrick >>>> >>>> On Saturday, May 3, 2014 8:42:19 AM UTC-6, Curtis wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Just wondering if the group has a thought on the perceived unusual >>>>> tire wear I am seeing on my rear tire. The tire is a 38mm Schwalbe >>>>> marathon and is on the back of my AHH. It has about 2000 miles on it. >>>>> The >>>>> front looks like the day it was installed. Used as a daily commuter the >>>>> bike has most of the loads in the front basket. I check in at 210 pounds >>>>> (at five foot nineteen) >>>>> >>>>> Here is a picture: >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/97010676@N07/14096286265/lightbox/ >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. Ride safe. >>>>> >>>>> Curtis >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
