I do the same when changing out tires but ride Schwalbes now. No more gum sidewalls for me.
On Jan 3, 2:32 pm, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > My sidewalls go the same way, at least when I bought tan-wall Paselas > and lived in CA. I don't do either anymore. > I do still ride on gravel roads, rocky logging roads and other stupid > places, it's just a lot cooler and damper in OR. > > As outlined in Sheldon's "Tire-rotation" article, I move tires > 'through' the bike from front to back. New tire on front, old front on > rear, old rear in trash. > > Philip > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > On Jan 3, 1:46 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > My sidewalls (and often tread) start drying out and cracking after a year or > > so, long before the tread is worn. Panaracer made tires (Pasela, RT, CdlV) > > are the worst. I'm 100% sure it's due to having my bikes in a broiling-hot > > corrugated shed, but you work with whatcha' got... > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 13:01 -0800, Ray Shine 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. > > > > It's funny, in decades of riding I have never once had sidewall (never > > > mind sidewalk) deterioration, and the only "sidewall blowouts" I've had > > > have been due to cuts (misaligned brake block in one case, burr on the > > > inside of the bead seat area of the rim in the other). This must depend > > > a lot on local environmental conditions. > > > > -- > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would > > probably benefit more from > > improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
