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On the topic of tire wear, I find that my rear bicycle tire will last roughly 3000 miles/4800 kilometers. Even summer performance tires on cars will last about
by u801e 7y ago
On the topic of tire wear, I find that my rear bicycle tire will last roughly 3000 miles/4800 kilometers. Even summer performance tires on cars will last about 8000 miles (and most all season tires will go for at least 20,000 miles).
- hinkley 7y agoI recall a buddy proselytizing on the virtues of rotating your bike tires every couple thousand miles, which for that group was about once a year (and replace in the spring)
- undersuit 7y agoMy issue with that is how your control comes from the front tire on bicycles. Anytime I have a tire issue the front tire gets the newest rubber. Rotating tires is just spreading the wear and reduced traction to your steering tire.
- u801e 7y agoWhat I normally do when the rear tire is worn, is get a new tire, mount it on the front and move the original front tire to the rear. Even after 3000 miles of riding, my front tire doesn't show much wear at all. The rear tire, on the other hand, will have virtually no tread left.
- hinkley 7y agoAfter thinking about it a bit, I believe he was suggesting rotating at 1k, and replacing the tires every 2k. Which would still leave an awful lot of tread, but also be a more aggressive replacement period than most people would do.