How many more miles...

[DebW]

... do you think I can get on this tire? (see attached photos)


The white spot is where the tread is worn completely off and the casing is showing. This is a sewup (the label is too worn to read but maybe somebody can recognize it). I use 270-300 gram tires in the $20-30 range.


I think I've been riding on this tire for ~3 years, since I replaced my rear rim. I'd estimate it has 2000-3500 miles on it (I was off the bike for 4 months last year with a broken collarbone). Don't think I've ever worn tire tread down this far, but I typically do get multiple years out of a sewup. Guess that speaks to the cleanliness of the roads that I ride on.

If anyone wants to place bets on the miles left in this tire, maybe we can give a prize to the closest guess. My odo currently reads 6142 miles. I intend to ride it until it blows out. It's glued on well and it's going to stay on my rim as long as possible. Though I might change it if I decide to do a century or 75 mile charity ride, to avoid a potential long ride on an unglued tire.