Road Bike Tires Bald

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Road bike tires bald. If you can t find the culprit and you ve sacrificed several tubes to the bike gods it s probably a good idea to start fresh with a new set of tires. I m not sure why i told you that story. On a road bike a good indicator is a sudden increase in flats. Although gravel is out of the question with smooth tires the thing is there s a difference between smooth tires and bald tires.

I rode almost 200 miles over the past few weeks on asphalt but tires are going bald. One is designed to be smooth the other is not. I like telling stories. I use kojak smooth tires on my bike friday and they re the best road tires i ve ever had.

Especially when they re not about me. But lo and behold his tires were the same bald and bleeding set. Do you ride no matter what the. The national highway traffic safety administration says that of all the vehicle collisions occurring in america s roads close to 10 percent of them are related to issues with the tires including bald tires.

The edge of the road is full of all sorts of junk and debris particularly after rain. It s not a fat tire bike but it had pretty wide and grippy tires. A shiny carbon tt bike. The tires of your vehicle are actually what is keeping it on the road.

I d replace your tires as per the conditions in freiheit s answer. Well he did have something new. Another indicator is uneven tread wear such as a smooth or bald band on the right and left side of the tire with good tread in the middle. Fitting a road tire with an inner tube you need to change a tire of road bike with.

99 75 66 75. Cracks along the sidewall of road tires or mountain bike tires is a dead give away you have sidewall damage and your tire needs replaced. Our tires show more news michelin power all season the ideal tire to ride in difficult conditions. But if your tires are anywhere near as worn as my freind s tires you re definitely in for a new set.

If you suddenly experience an increase in punctures check your tires for wear holes or even make sure they are seated properly. The dangers of driving on bald tires. Most road bike tyres will go through their lives without experiencing too much in the way of trauma but you might hit a pothole a big stone or some other obstacle that causes damage to the structure or something might ping up from the road surface.