When to get a new tire
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When to get a new tire
I put 3300 miles on my bones' stock tire in about 6 month. This may be a stupid questions but do you guys run the back tire bald? All my other bike tires had wear bars, do the stock tires not? So should run it until it's bald or is there some other sign that tells you when to replace?
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I put 3300 miles on my bones' stock tire in about 6 month. This may be a stupid questions but do you guys run the back tire bald? All my other bike tires had wear bars, do the stock tires not? So should run it until it's bald or is there some other sign that tells you when to replace?
Common sense usually works for me.
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you should replace the tire when the tread gets to 2/32 US law.. i am running a bald tire rite now..it only has 7k miles on it.was low a few months ago,looked at it the other day, 3"wide of nothing but rubber now.as soon as i find $100 i am going to replace it..might be over the winter
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You can buy one of those tire tread depth guages at most auto parts stores for around 5 dollars. Change your tires at the 2/32 mark.
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