On Apr 10, 2021, at 9:06 PM, Lee Legrand <krm...@gmail.com> wrote:
Opinion on when to change tires.I have a bicycle that I am changing the parts on soon for hopefully May bicycle months. I have old tires where the treads are worn down but still there. A pair of old schwalbe 700cx38 Marathons. I heard that bicycles do not really need tread since tires do not hydroplane (Peter White :)). I even have an Eben Weiss book that says people throw the tires away too early and that tires should be ridden until you can see the casing and to inspect them every time you ride for replacement. What are you guys thoughts on it?
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Replace the front, keep a good tire there because if it goes, you ARE in trouble. Put your old front on the back. Replace the back when it gets “square” instead of round from bead to bead (obviously it will always be round in the other direction, duhh J)
AND my Michelins are, if not treadless, very close to smooth but Jan Heine at Bicycle Quarterly/ Rene Hearse has presented some arguments that a little tread IS better than a smooth tire.
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On Apr 11, 2021, at 9:43 PM, satanas <nsc.e...@gmail.com> wrote:
With Marathons you're not going to puncture, so you may as well wait until the rubber is gone before replacing them. With lighter tyres, the tread rubber is part of the puncture resistance, so replacing them earlier *may* help prevent flats; it depends on the tyre and where you ride, etc.
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