On 05/27/2016 08:20 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
when it flats is a criterion Steve. Tires flat because they're
getting thin. Why is in your nature to call people out?
I didn't "call you out," I simply pointed out that you had not addressed
the very question the original poster had asked. Why is it in your
nature to turn everything into a personal attack?
And yes, I agree, excessive thinness of tread is my major reason for
replacing tires. I gauge it by pinch-testing the tire. When the center
feels no thicker than the sidewalls and is dramatically thinner in the
center of the tread area than around the shoulders of the tread area, I
replace the tires. Excessive flats is another reason, but you have to
make sure the reason for excessive flats isn't an embedded sharp you
missed. I find extra powerful reading glasses (2.5 vs the normal 1.5s I
use for reading) coupled with the use of a very bright flashlight helps
find those tiny glass shards and wires that are hiding inside the tire
causing "repeat flats."
On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 7:02:28 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote:
On 05/27/2016 07:39 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
> I carry a fold up on every bike. When it flats I inspect it,
and if
> it needs replacing, that's when I do it.
>
I think the OP's question here is at what point, by what criteria, do
you decide that it needs replacing. I'm pretty sure most of us would
agree, "when the cords are showing through" is beyond that point.
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