In June I bought my first ever road bike. I am not sure when I should replace the tires. How will I know when it is time? I have heard you are supposed to record every mile you put on your running shoes and replace them at exactly 312 miles. Are bicycle tires the same way? How many miles should I get out of them? Is it the same for both front and back? Thanks for your help.
74 days until my first Tri in Mexico. It is going to be a blast!
Alex Petkus 14 February 2006 02:54:18 [ permanent link ]
I tend to replace my tires about every 3000 miles, I would say if you start get more than one flat pretty close together and you have a significant # of miles on the tires it might be time to change.
As for having "racing" tires, be wary, make sure you put a few miles on them a day or two before the race unless you have a whole racing wheelset, I put my tires on the night before the race one time and got a stupid pinch flat 2 miles into the race.
"Tony" <calfmaster2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:042If.32629$jR.5131@fed1read01...> In June I bought my first ever road bike. I am not sure when I should > replace the tires. How will I know when it is time? I have heard you are > supposed to record every mile you put on your running shoes and replace > them at exactly 312 miles. Are bicycle tires the same way? How many > miles should I get out of them? Is it the same for both front and back? > Thanks for your help.>
74 days until my first Tri in Mexico. It is going to be a blast!>
Maybe I'm nuts or paranoid but I ussually put a new set on once a year. Typically, I replace them near the end of the season a couple of weeks before my "A" race (which is usually a half IM, once a full) and then train and race on those tires the whole following spring and summer.
"Rookie" <simon__carter@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1139920362.114355.23000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...>
John Hardt wrote:>> "Tony" <calfmaster2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message>> news:042If.32629$jR.5131@fed1read01...>> > In June I bought my first ever road bike. I am not sure when I should>> > replace the tires. How will I know when it is time? I have heard you >> > are>> > supposed to record every mile you put on your running shoes and replace>> > them at exactly 312 miles. Are bicycle tires the same way? How many>> > miles should I get out of them? Is it the same for both front and >> > back?>> > Thanks for your help.>> >
74 days until my first Tri in Mexico. It is going to be a blast!>> >
Maybe I'm nuts or paranoid but I ussually put a new set on once a year.>> Typically, I replace them near the end of the season a couple of weeks>> before my "A" race (which is usually a half IM, once a full) and then >> train>> and race on those tires the whole following spring and summer.>>
Overkill? Maybe, but I've never had a flat.>>
John>>
(knocking on wood)>
Whether it's overkill or not depends how many miles you do in a year of> course...
Alex Petkus 14 February 2006 19:58:07 [ permanent link ]
John Hardt wrote:> "Rookie" <simon__carter@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1139920362.114355.23000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...>
John Hardt wrote:>>
"Tony" <calfmaster2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message>>>news:042If.32629$jR.5131@fed1read01...>>>
In June I bought my first ever road bike. I am not sure when I should>>>>replace the tires. How will I know when it is time? I have heard you >>>>are>>>>supposed to record every mile you put on your running shoes and replace>>>>them at exactly 312 miles. Are bicycle tires the same way? How many>>>>miles should I get out of them? Is it the same for both front and >>>>back?>>>>Thanks for your help.>>>>
74 days until my first Tri in Mexico. It is going to be a blast!>>>>
Maybe I'm nuts or paranoid but I ussually put a new set on once a year.>>>Typically, I replace them near the end of the season a couple of weeks>>>before my "A" race (which is usually a half IM, once a full) and then >>>train>>>and race on those tires the whole following spring and summer.>>>
Overkill? Maybe, but I've never had a flat.>>>
John>>>
(knocking on wood)>>
Whether it's overkill or not depends how many miles you do in a year of>>course...>
Usually somewhere between about 1200 and 2000. >
It also depends on what kind of tires they are. If you ride a more race oriented tire, they are typically thinner and wear faster I change those every 1500 miles or so, if you train on something like a kevlar re-inforced tire like I do, I have a pair of specialized armadillos that have 8000 miles on them and never have gotten a flat and they are still pretty rounded
Harold Buck 14 February 2006 20:20:13 [ permanent link ]
In article <042If.32629$jR.5131@fed1read01>, "Tony" <calfmaster2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
I have heard you are > supposed to record every mile you put on your running shoes and replace them > at exactly 312 miles.
This is ridiculous. I've heard 250-500 miles for running shoes, but to say that it has to be exaclty at 312, and if you run one more mile on them your legs will fall apart, is nonsense.
--Harold Buck
"Hubris always wins in the end. The Greeks taught us that."
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