Longjohn ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2019 I posted in cycling and gear but nobody sees it there. I washed my bike today and noticed the tires might have limited life left in them. Front tire Rear tire My wife says replace them both. That rear tire doesn’t have that many miles on it. I have one new tire, I’ll have to pick up one more. I’m riding with a couple friends on Monday, going to try to do my birthday miles that I missed when I had to take WOLJ to the hospital. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted September 14, 2019 Share #2 Posted September 14, 2019 I would replace them. But I don't like flats. And I really don't like blow outs. Especially at speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted September 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, Further said: I would replace them. But I don't like flats. And I really don't like blow outs. Especially at speed. Neither of these tires has ever had a flat. I think these hard case tires have a tough casing. If Garth had these tires he would probably ride them another year. I remember the photos of his tires with the cords showing and he said they were still ok until the cords start wearing through. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #4 Posted September 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Longjohn said: Neither of these tires has ever had a flat. I think these hard case tires have a tough casing. If Garth had these tires he would probably ride them another year. I remember the photos of his tires with the cords showing and he said they were still ok until the cords start wearing through. Wow, sounds like a real cheap bastard! Nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted September 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Wow, sounds like a real cheap bastard! Nice. Do you remember Garth from the old place? He posted mostly in the cycling related forums and seldom on the Love Forum. His whole family rode a crap ton of miles per year. I don’t think they owned a car. He had his own chain treatment using graphite and melted wax that he was known for. Gave him like 10,000 mile chain life. He also used Vaseline for chamois cream and didn’t wash his bike shorts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #6 Posted September 14, 2019 Just now, Longjohn said: Do you remember Garth from the old place? He posted mostly in the cycling related forums and seldom on the Love Forum. His whole family rode a crap ton of miles per year. I don’t think they owned a car. He had his own chain treatment using graphite and melted wax that he was known for. Gave him like 10,000 mile chain life. He also used Vaseline for chamois cream and didn’t wash his bike shorts. Yes, I do remember the chain deal. Funny, my wife's friend's husband was just mentioning how he likes to take his chain off and soak it in wax and I was thinking, man, what a lot of work! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #7 Posted September 14, 2019 Change those tires..what Esther wants..Esther gets 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted September 14, 2019 Share #8 Posted September 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, Longjohn said: My wife says replace them both. Shes' the smart one, seriously, why risk it? Since you want to keep tires a long time, look at Schwalbes. https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_supreme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted September 14, 2019 Share #9 Posted September 14, 2019 You cannot afford the time to a hip repair. Change them both. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted September 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, late said: Shes' the smart one, seriously, why risk it? Since you want to keep tires a long time, look at Schwalbes. https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/marathon_supreme That front tire is a high mileage tire. It’s eight years old and never had a flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted September 14, 2019 Share #11 Posted September 14, 2019 Change them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted September 14, 2019 Share #12 Posted September 14, 2019 I kept looking at tire reviews, and found this: https://www.cyclingabout.com/touring-tyres-rolling-resistance-testing/ The tire with the lowest rolling resistance also has impressive toughness and durability: https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/Marathon_Almotion https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted September 14, 2019 Share #13 Posted September 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Further said: I would replace them. But I don't like flats. And I really don't like blow outs. Especially at speed. What! Where is your excitement in life? Live a little. ? Me? I gave up pushing worn out blue jeans, stretching usefulness by cutting off and the scraggly edges back in the 70's. Look good...get new tires. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted September 14, 2019 7 hours ago, late said: I kept looking at tire reviews, and found this: https://www.cyclingabout.com/touring-tyres-rolling-resistance-testing/ The tire with the lowest rolling resistance also has impressive toughness and durability: https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/Marathon_Almotion https://www.cyclingabout.com/schwalbe-tyres-the-best-for-touring/ The schwalb tires look good. Maybe if my LBS doesn’t have anything in stock today I’ll order some online. That won’t help me on Monday’s ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Share #15 Posted September 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Longjohn said: Do you remember Garth from the old place? He posted mostly in the cycling related forums and seldom on the Love Forum. His whole family rode a crap ton of miles per year. I don’t think they owned a car. He had his own chain treatment using graphite and melted wax that he was known for. Gave him like 10,000 mile chain life. He also used Vaseline for chamois cream and didn’t wash his bike shorts. First off, I'd replace those tires about 1K miles ago. I also used the melted wax and graphite treatment. I even have a crock pot for it. Amazing chain life. I think that it was Friction Facts that showed it to be the best for low friction and lasting the longest between lubes plus good in dust and mud. Unfortunately two of my bikes have 11-speed chains and they don't have quick links to make removing the chain easier. I should clarify that; Shimano does make a quick link but it can only be used once. I haven't checked in a while to see if Sram or Wipperman have come up with something reusable. The cost of the Shimano quick links makes it more cost effective to use a slightly inferior lube and just replace the chain more often. I still use the melted wax on bikes with less than 11-speeds such as my tandem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted September 14, 2019 Share #16 Posted September 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Longjohn said: Gave him like 10,000 mile chain life. He also used Vaseline for chamois cream and didn’t wash his bike shorts. I miss Garth. If you rode before the mid 80’s the “chamois” in your shorts was actually chamois. You didn’t want to wash it often as then it was a piece of sand paper on your butt. So it wasn’t just him, very few of us did and Vaseline was the go to chamois cream. Now though I wash my bibs after each ride. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted September 14, 2019 Share #17 Posted September 14, 2019 I’d replace them. I think the bigger worry than simply getting a flat is the likelihood of having a blowout at speed and sustaining nasty injuries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted September 14, 2019 Ok two new hard case tires on and ready to roll. I gave them back their screwdriver I found wedged in my derailleur after the last service. They said they were looking for that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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