I second the recommendation to keep a close eye on the sidewalks. Sun can really do a number on the sidewalks. A flat will most likely occur on the thinning rubber of the contact area, but the sidewalks are likely to just blow out. Sidewalk blow outs usually are dangerous, and usually can not be repaired. Flats in the contact band can most often be repaired.
Sent From My iPhone On Jan 3, 2011, at 12:52 PM, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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. > -- 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.
