jmckee100
10-10-04, 07:17 PM
Can someone tell me how many miles I should get out of my road tires before they need to be replaced?
Road Cycling - Road Tires
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flyingscotsman
10-10-04, 07:20 PM
What are the tires on your bike?
531Aussie
10-10-04, 09:27 PM
What do you weigh?
I'm about 190lbs, and I only get about 1600 or 1700 miles out of a rear, and probably double for the front. This is low -- other people seem to get more
I'm about 190lbs, and I only get about 1600 or 1700 miles out of a rear, and probably double for the front. This is low -- other people seem to get more
JavaMan
10-10-04, 09:41 PM
Rotate your tires every 500-800 miles and you will get a lot more miles from them.
JPPLAY
10-10-04, 10:04 PM
Rotate your tires every 500-800 miles and you will get a lot more miles from them.
What you you mean by rotate your tires? Do you mean moving them around on the rim?
What you you mean by rotate your tires? Do you mean moving them around on the rim?
john5211
10-10-04, 10:09 PM
Rotate your tires every 500-800 miles and you will get a lot more miles from them.
Do you mean rotate the front to the back and vice-versa? Sheldon Brown has an interesting note (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_rotation.html) on why this might not be such a good idea.
John
Do you mean rotate the front to the back and vice-versa? Sheldon Brown has an interesting note (http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_rotation.html) on why this might not be such a good idea.
John
glomarduck
10-10-04, 10:13 PM
Yeah just buy a new back tire when the current gets worn and this of course for the front too.
531Aussie
10-10-04, 10:53 PM
Rotate your tires every 500-800 miles and you will get a lot more miles from them.
But over the cousre a year I'm still gunna chew up the same amount of rubber.
I try to keep a new tyre on the front, for obvious reasons, so I'm always swapping stuff around anyway
But over the cousre a year I'm still gunna chew up the same amount of rubber.
I try to keep a new tyre on the front, for obvious reasons, so I'm always swapping stuff around anyway
Cerberusgl
10-10-04, 10:57 PM
I'm 200lbs and I got 1500mi out of one tire this summer and the current tire on my bike has 900mi and shows wear but should go a while longer, maybe 2k.
jmckee100
10-11-04, 06:28 AM
I'm 215lbs and the tires are Hutchinsons. They have a rating of 110lbs and thats about what I run in them.
Jeff
Jeff
nutbag
10-12-04, 11:36 AM
I also only get about 1600 miles out of rear