Originally Posted by
genejockey
While this is generally true, I experienced the exception - put on a brand new, $50 tire. Headed out for a ride. Within 1 block, I ran into a bunch of glass I could only have avoided by getting run over by a car. *Fssssshhhhwssshhhhwssshhhhssshhhh*
Crap.
Looked at the tire - 1/4" long cut all the way through the tread, through the 'puncture resistant layer, and through the casing, still 1/4" wide on the inside.
CRAP!!!
Brand new $50 tire, and I got about 100 yards out of it. That's $880/mile!
That one sucks. I've only killed one tire, a folding slick back when I was in the light is right mode. I ran over a stick and pinched the sidewall against the rim, splitting it through the casing.