Originally Posted by operator
He means that he's ridden 26k miles on a bunch of different tires. Re-read his first sentence. Unless he's intentionally trying to deceive people with that sentence.
Unless you're riding on solid steel tires, you aren't going to get 26k miles on any one set of tires.
Hmmm, I can see the possible confusion. What I was trying to say is that I have used a bunch of different tires on the way to accumulating a total of 26,000 miles. It would be hard to figure out just how many. I know I used at least two sets - maybe three - on my first bike (4200 miles total on a comfort bike). The first tires on it had slime and a darn thick protective strip. The rest of my tires were either 23x2700 or 25x2700.
I know I have used the following on my last two bikes:
1 set of Armadillo Elites
1 set of conti 3000
1 set of ultra gatorskins
In addition I have used at least three sets of the Hutchinson Carbon Comps and at least three sets of conti four seasons. So that is 11 sets minimum and probably 12-14.