Originally Posted by
Chombi1
Do not ride those tires..... The sidewalls look to be dry rotted already. Evident from how the plies of the tire carcass are showing....
Not a chance of that, but thanks for looking out for me!
Sidewalls are good and crumbly, but the tubes are beautiful. Schwinn Approved, of course:
I could not find an image online similar to the tire label on the tread. I'm sure folks a little older than me are familiar with them. The rim strips were this type, which had deviated from center in many spots:
Thanks to
merziac for his advice on lubing and waiting, everything is moving nicely:
Except that my wife got distracted by the sight of a motorcyclist lying in the road after an accident yesterday, and ran into the car in front of her. So now bike fun is on hold while I look for a hood and bumper for a 2006 Mazda3. Everyone was okay, though, including the motorcycle rider, so all is well!
