Have bike, will travel
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
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I'll remove a tire while the rubber compound still has some depth to it. Often my tires start to show small cuts and other damage before the rubber compound is fully worn. A well worn high performance tire is a flat magnet. My new tires are always flat-resistant, my worn tires are far less reliable.
Trying to get the last 20% of mileage from a well worn tire is a false economy IMO. The time spent changing a flat while on the road has a value to me, and it's a greater value than the small cost savings of using a tire until fully worn.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.