In my last post, the iPhone auto spell corrected sidewalls to sidewalks, if it wasn't already obvious.
Sent From My iPhone On Jan 3, 2011, at 1:01 PM, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
