Tire Life
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: SE Michigan
This is a very good video about tire life.
Spoiler alert. He doesn't die.
https://youtu.be/WwbLt8vZH5w
Spoiler alert. He doesn't die.
https://youtu.be/WwbLt8vZH5w
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Joined: Jul 2017
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From: Ky
This is a very good video about tire life.
Spoiler alert. He doesn't die.
https://youtu.be/WwbLt8vZH5w
Spoiler alert. He doesn't die.
https://youtu.be/WwbLt8vZH5w
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Joined: Jun 2017
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Likes: 4,272
From: Granville New York
Great philosophy...couple guys I work with have changed out tires that looked perfect tread wise but had aged out and had some dry rot on the sidewalls. Sad.
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From: Michigan
I agree with the 5-6 years before replacing the tires (and tubes) on what I call our "road bikes" or in other words bikes that will be ridden on long trips at freeway speeds.
I currently have three bikes in the garage that are not ridden very much these days that have tires over 5 years old and I will take them on local runs.
I currently have three bikes in the garage that are not ridden very much these days that have tires over 5 years old and I will take them on local runs.
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I'm really only concerned about it when I buy the tire. I don't like the idea of buying something that's already a couple years old. As long as it's only a few months old, there's little chance that it will be too old before I need to replace it from wear.