Kevlar Tires

Neil Smith said:

Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
tire blows?

Why would you want to ride on it after the rubber has worn through? It takes many thousands of miles
to do this with most tires so I can't imagine that money is really an issue here. Tires are pretty
cheap if you only buy them every 3-10 years (depending upon the tire and how much you ride).

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Neil Smith said:

Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a =

thing

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of the past. I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long=

can

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you cycle on the Kevlar before the tire blows?

In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get = meaningful puncture protection you
have to go with some heavy liners.

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Neil Smith said:

I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes.

Why would you want to ride on it after the rubber has worn through?

Huh?

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It takes many thousands of miles to do this with most tires snip --->

Huh?

Two (2) maybe three (3) thousand...and... the rear will fatigue, (wear), quicker than the front.

hth

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Quoted message said:

Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long

can

Quoted message said:

you cycle on the Kevlar before the tire blows?

In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get meaningful puncture protection you
have to go with some heavy liners.

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Neil Smith said:

I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past. I
retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
tire blows?

In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get meaningful puncture protection you
have to go with some heavy liners.

I've bought one (1) kevlar tire in my bicycling life.

It lasted about a week before some road hazard tore the sidewall.

Now without a doubt, a normal tire would also have failed, and a kevlar tire can not be expected to
be indestructible, but ever since, I've eschewed kevlar and gone with a regular tire.

If I need puncture resistance, I add a tire liner, which so far, has been 100% effective over 3
years on one of my bikes.

SMH

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Dear All, I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past.
I retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
tire blows?

No different than other tires. When the threads start to show, you should replace them.
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Neil Smith said:

I am a great fan of Kevlar re-enforced tires. Punctures are largely a thing of the past. I
retire(!) the tires when the rubber tread goes. How long can you cycle on the Kevlar before the
tire blows?

In my experience, built-in Kevlar belts don't help much. To get meaningful puncture protection
you have to go with some heavy liners.

I've bought one (1) kevlar tire in my bicycling life.

It lasted about a week before some road hazard tore the sidewall.

Now without a doubt, a normal tire would also have failed, and a kevlar tire can not be expected
to be indestructible, but ever since, I've eschewed kevlar and gone with a regular tire.

If I need puncture resistance, I add a tire liner, which so far, has been 100% effective over 3
years on one of my bikes.

SMH

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I've had the same bad experience with Kevlar-belted tires. I used them for a year and had as
many flats as with any other type and often, they disintegrated on the sidewalls. I now use
thick, thorn-resistant tubes with standard tires and flats are no longer a problem. I build
very nice Kayaks with Kevlar, but you couldn't give me a tire made with it.

Steve McDonald