On Apr 22, 12:41 am, awilliams53 <awilliam...@gmail.com> wrote: > How many miles should be expected from a set of tires? > > I'm riding on Panaracer Col De La Vie 650B Randonee tires with about > 3,000 miles on them, and picked up my first flat today. Fixing the > thing gave me the opportunity to inspect them more closely than usual > (while sitting by the side of the road) and I noticed that the tread > was work in places and some small cracks were evident. > > What has been others' experience?
I have about 5,000 miles on a pair of Col De la Vies and the rear is nearing replacement in the next 1-2K. I'll continue to ride them until they start flatting more frequently or if I feel them unsafe at any point.. At that time, I'll just rotate the front to the rear, add a new front, and be good for another 4-7K. I've flatted only two times with these tires in about 5,000 miles and I ride them very hard. One was due to under-inflation on a recently- graded, gravel road on a 35mph descent. The other was a roofing nail. Neither were the tire's fault. John McMurry Burlington, VT --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
