I think I need new tires...

[rubysoho]

Am I right?



Glad this happened BEFORE I started heading out on the 50 mile ride I was hoping to do today. Guess I'm making a trip to the bike store!

[Penny4]

Yikes! Glad you saw it before the ride.

Do you know how it happened, or is that just wear and tear?

[rubysoho]

No idea but the tires are pretty old and I've been putting lots of miles on them since last year. Was hard to miss this morning since my tire was completely flat.

I had the bike up on the trainer for some late night riding the other day so I wonder if I tightened it too much when I was riding. Except the wheel had been released so there was no pressure when this happened in the last 24 hours. Maybe a combination of age, wear & tear, and too tight on the trainer. I did go through some nasty stuff on the road the other day as well.

I think the official story will be I've been riding so much my wheels can't handle it! Lol

[OakLeaf]

Yikes. Hate it when I discover a problem right before a planned ride. They always say to check everything over after a ride, so that you'll be ready for the next one, but I'm a slacker there too.

It does kind of look like that might be a tread wear indicator, in the long grooves just above where the short grooves meet. Is that correct? If so, that tire should've been replaced a while ago...

[rubysoho]

Oakleaf, pretty sure you are right. Funny thing (not so funny??) is I had this bike at one of the lbs's and asked them about new tires. The guy (not my normal guy) shrugged and said mine were fine and looked good. I should have gone with my gut feeling and replaced them then.

While I am bummed it happened before my ride - I am very happy it didn't happen during! And about a month out from my big 170 mile ride. Good time for buying new tires.

[Chicken Little]

I'm sure you can get another 500 miles out of it.

[maillotpois]

Not a bad idea to keep a set of new tires on hand for times like this. We always have a few new spares out in the shed. DH buys them when they go on sale.

[rubysoho]

Good idea! I ended up putting on some Continental 4 Seasons and the guys at the LBS went ahead and did some warranty tweaks on my bike for me. One more reason to be happy it happened this morning before the ride: there was a 20% chance of showers/tstorms and they started rolling in at 11am when I would have been 25 miles from my car. Things happen for a reason! Oh well.

[ny biker]

Oakleaf, pretty sure you are right. Funny thing (not so funny??) is I had this bike at one of the lbs's and asked them about new tires. The guy (not my normal guy) shrugged and said mine were fine and looked good. I should have gone with my gut feeling and replaced them then.

While I am bummed it happened before my ride - I am very happy it didn't happen during! And about a month out from my big 170 mile ride. Good time for buying new tires.

What LBS was this?

I'm guessing you were feeling unstable while cornering with those tires...

[WindingRoad]

Duct tape.