Curtis, I think the fact that this is only a section of the tire vs. the
entire circumference is the bigger question. Along with wheel trueness,
maybe check to be sure that portion of the bead seated fully on the rim.
Maybe it's not fully seated on that 1/3 of the tire. If that's good, and
the whee
Wow, I've never seen a bike tire wear like that. On a car it happens due
to misalignment. Besides the other ideas, perhaps one of your rear
dropouts got bent and the wheel is canted slightly?
~mike
Carlsbad Ca.
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 7:42:19 AM UTC-7, Curtis wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> Just wonder
Curtis:
Drive side or off-side?
Unless it's the lighting, it looks like the entire load has been on half
the tire (give or take). When the tread is worn this far, the tire is worn
out (or get ready to fix a lot of flats). I'm a bit lighter & regularly
get over 5,000 miles out of a Schwalbe.
I've used the same tire for loaded touring and have put upwards of 7000km
on each Marathon Plus rear tire. At 2000km the tire looked practically
new. But, it does seem like a defect in the tire as if it was a tracking
issue the tire would be wearing badly all round and the bike would be hard
I would expect 4k or more from these tires. Will check the wheel for true.
On Saturday, May 3, 2014, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> Then my informed but no direct experience with this wonders if it is a
> wheel out of true, a deformity in the tire, or something similar. 2k ain't
> long for a Schwalbe,
Then my informed but no direct experience with this wonders if it is a
wheel out of true, a deformity in the tire, or something similar. 2k ain't
long for a Schwalbe, so something is off. I would check the true of the
wheel first.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 9:47:25 AM UTC-6
2000 miles may be close to the life limit. Maybe the rubber is separating
from the casing.
On Saturday, May 3, 2014 10:47:25 AM UTC-5, Curtis wrote:
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>
> Patrick,
>
> Thanks for the reply and excellent question. The tire is not wearing the
> same all the way round. About one third or a littl
Patrick,
Thanks for the reply and excellent question. The tire is not wearing the
same all the way round. About one third or a little more is very worn, to
the point I think I need a new tire. The wear tapers to little ware for
the rest of the tire.
Curtis
On Saturday, May 3, 2014, Deacon Patri
Curtis, runners who only run roads will often get issues with hips and legs
due to the drainage slope of the road and they are always running with
their left leg on the uphill side. Same would be true of bikes. So that may
be a factor, but no idea how large. I doubt the front load weight more th
