Originally Posted by
Crossthreaded88
Just ride'em like you stole'em. The white rubber compound they use on the sidewalls is particularly sensitive to sunlight and therefore checks and cracks. I've ridden bikes till the tires were bald with sidewalls like that. If it ain't broke don't fix it applies here. They are girl's cruisers and as long as the riders aren't going for the land speed record I think they would be relatively safe. If the center split goes all the through to the inside that could be a problem but not necessarily. I'd ride them as is unless aesthetics are important then put the cheapest thing you can find on there it's a cruiser not a performance bike jeez!
They are girls cruisers, but they will probably have mixed riders. Not that it matters much, I'm sure no one that ever rides them will be more than 225 or so... I may replace the ones on the pink bike, due to the split, or I may ride them.
My biggest concern, is my parents are visiting in two weeks, and we plan to bike onto the ferry over to Ocracoke Island, and bike around the island for the day (beach, bar hopping, cruising, etc). I'd hate to get a flat while over there!