crhilton

That's good mileage. You can get a bit more by also wearing your fronts out. Some recommend moving the front to the back and putting the new tire up front. This way you might get more like 10k out of an average tire.

There's a lot more weight and tread on a car tire and it doesn't need to be as grippy or be strong from steep angles. It's a very different thing. Racing tires often only last about 2k.

bonz50

are you serious?? I just changed out the tires on my truck... after 78,000 miles and trucks are notorious for being hard on tires... you must beat the ever loving hell out of your car to get that pathetic amount of mileage out of em... even my mustang got 40k out of a set and I used to take it to the strip frequently...

slowandsteady

He is probably this guy.

Paul Y.

Concensus from 5 people here: None of us have gotten even 3000 mi. from a rear tire.

Creatre

I have about 2500mi on my rear Michelin Krylion Carbon, but as of today is getting replaced. Flatted 4 times this weekend for no apparent reason, so assume the tire has lost it's protection over the tube. Can't see the wear lines, but it's flat on the top and super thin when you feel it when it's off the bike. Figure 2500mi is about expected though for that kind of tire. I'll be putting the new one on the front with the old front on the rear.

davidfilmer

And the consensus from six others say they have (posts 8, 15, 27, 28, 38, and 41), including some who claim 10,000 - 11,000 miles.

I'm not making this up - why on earth would I do that? I thought it was crazy to wear a tire down to the tube after "only" 7000 miles, considering car tires (that ride on the same roads that I do) can get ten times that, and still have tread. The reason I shelled out $40 for my Continental replacement tire was because I thought it would last a hell of a lot longer than 7000 miles. So I want to know what to expect, and I post this question, but people are telling me I'm really lucky to get that much. So I probably wasted my money on the Continental - I should have gotten another Bell Kevlar.

When I was a kid, I had a Jeunet 10-speed with skinny tires. I rode the hell out of that thing for years and never replaced a tire. I sure didn't expect to wear a 26x1.9 down to the tube in 7000 miles.

chasm54

When you were a kid, "riding the hell out of" your bike may have meant being out every day, but probably didn't mean high mileages. You didn't waste your money if what you want is a good tyre - how many people have to tell you that racing tyres trade durability for grip before it sinks in? Or that 7000 miles is an extremely high mileage?

Chris_F

Car tires are MUCH thicker than bike tires. They're also wider and there's four of them so despite the vehicle weight the actually psi of ground pressure is lower. So car tires are loaded lighter than bike tires. And car tires aren't as sticky.

Scorer75

You probably ran your tires at low pressures as a kid, and you probably weigh a bit more these days than you did, you might also be riding differently and on different types of roads than you did then, apples to apples...

You got great mileage from a low end tire. If it worked for you, and you liked the ride, then go get the same tire. Some of us want light weight, others comfort, others traction, still other durability. Different tires give you different combination's of those attributes, no tire gives you all of them.

Different tires have different strengths, weaknesses, and price points. You should choose what works for you.

And yes, you got extraordinary mileage out of your tire, good for you.

merlinextraligh

Buying new shoes every year would get expensive.

kleinboogie

Some people gotta learn the hard way. To the OP, 7K miles is pretty good. $70 for excellent tires every year or two? Sign me up. I spend more than that just looking at Ebay. I type in cycling and $70 disappears from my paypal account.

Daytrip

I've got about 3,000 miles on my Conti GP4000s rear tire, and plenty of meat left, according to the wear indicators. So I'm thinking probably 4-5K. My front tire--same model and with the same mileage--will be rotated to the rear when the back one gives out, so it will actually have 7-8K miles on it when it eventually cashes it in.