Tire Wear

Well, this generally happens when I have a flat. I check the tire and see how much tread is left.
When things are getting thin, I seem to get a higher frequency of flat.

Of course, there was a time when I waited until the cord underneath the rubber started to show but
that was pushing things a mite.

Roy Zipris said:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you generally check to tell when
it's time to replace a tire? Thanks. --Roy Zipris

Tread does not matter. Ignore the fact that whatever tread the tire may have had is worn away. I
usually wait until the cord begins to show through.

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Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you generally check to tell when
it's time to replace a tire? Thanks. --Roy Zipris

Listen for the sound of metal on asphalt.

Shaun aRe - HTH.

Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and develop cracks much before
the wear out.

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Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you generally check to tell when it's
time to replace a tire?

If a cut did not cut the casing, then that is no reason to toss a tire. It's time to replace the
tire when the casing is showing. If the tread gets real thin, you will also start to experience more
flats, so that can also be an indicator to get new tires.
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Roy Zipris said:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you generally check to tell when
it's time to replace a tire? Thanks.

When you see the cords start to show through it's time to put on a new tire.

Only if you never ride them. What kind of tires do you ride? Or should I say ... don't you ride?

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Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and develop cracks much before the
wear out.

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Only if you never ride them. What kind of tires do you ride? Or should I say ... don't you ride?

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Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and develop cracks much before
the wear out.

Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the back.

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jacques said:

Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and develop cracks much before the
wear out.

If the tires are stored near ozone generating motors, like furnaces, pumps, freezers, etc... or
constantly exposed to UV radiation via untinted, sunny windows, they can crack and crumble long
before they wear out.

Some rubber and plastic compounds seem to be more prone to this than others.

Barry

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Only if you never ride them. What kind of tires do you ride? Or should I say ... don't you ride?

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Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and develop cracks much before
the wear out.

Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the back.

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Well, Sheldon Brown wrote an article about why one should not rotate bicycle tires. It can be found
at the usual place. Bernie

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Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the

back.

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Well, Sheldon Brown wrote an article about why one should not rotate

bicycle

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tires. It can be found at the usual place.

moving the front tire to the back is not exactly the same as rotate the tires. I usually move the
front tire to the back when the rear tire is worn, and put a new tire on the front.

Ciao Maurizio, Bologna, Italy

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Only if you never ride them. What kind of tires do you ride? Or

should I

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say ... don't you ride?

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> Some tires become "dry" (can I say this of a piece of rubber ?) and develop cracks much
> before the wear out.

Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the

back.

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Well, Sheldon Brown wrote an article about why one should not rotate

bicycle

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tires. It can be found at the usual place.

Like Maurizio says, I didn't suggest rotating. Sheldon might be God, but nobody fools with
Mother Nature!

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Maurizio said:

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Not exactly. Front tires die of old age if you don't move them to the

back.

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Well, Sheldon Brown wrote an article about why one should not rotate

bicycle

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tires. It can be found at the usual place.

moving the front tire to the back is not exactly the same as rotate the tires. I usually move the
front tire to the back when the rear tire is worn, and put a new tire on the front.

Ciao Maurizio, Bologna, Italy

Well I let my front tires "die of old age" and change rears as needed. Not a biggie, in the grand
scheme. Regards, Bernie

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Roy Zipris said:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you generally check to tell when
it's time to replace a tire? Thanks. --Roy Zipris

Tread does not matter. Ignore the fact that whatever tread the tire may have had is worn away. I
usually wait until the cord begins to show through.

Also: Bulges. Any sort of bulge in a tire may indicate that the cord inside has been weakened.

Roy Zipris said:

Besides the obvious--cuts or gashes, threads showing--what do you generally check to tell when
it's time to replace a tire? Thanks. --Roy Zipris

Assuming you're on "sneakers" that have yellow sidewalls, get new tires when the yellow begins to
turn to brown. ;-)