On Jan 3, 12:47 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > No big deal if the chex are gone. Look at the rear and see if it's > starting to square off instead of being round. That'll be a good sign that > the end is imminent. From there it'll start being more common to get flats > due to the thinner rubber. Also check your sidewalls from cracking/damage. > That's where my tires tend to go bad due to heat in the garage. > > Agree, Sheldon Brown sums it up here:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#wear Also, if you want your stash of tires to last, don't forget to read Sheldon on tire "rotation:" http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-rotation.html Good Luck! -- 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-bu...@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.