Originally Posted by
Trucker_JDub
This is going to seem noob like but here goes:
I have never ridden on slick tires, my new road bike came with slicks (700 X 23); my question is how do I know when its time to replace the tires?
Normally I would replace tires when the tread got really thin but now there is no tread to monitor. I just don't want to end up in the middle of nowhere with a tire falling apart.
Not a problem for me. I can't remember the last time that I actually wore out a bike tire. I always seem to get a big gash in the sidewall or something like that which ruins the tire before the tread wears out.