Deflate the tire. Put your forefinger on one side of the tire and your thumb on the other side. Squeeze the tire and roll it between your thumb and finger. You'll be able to feel any difference in thickness between the center and the sides. A brand new tire will normally be a bit thicker in the center. As the tire wears the center becomes thinner and thinner, but the sides remain the same as new. You be the judge of when to replace a tire. Rears wear out faster than fronts. So I replace a worn rear tire with the front tire and put a new tire up front. Rear tire flats aren't usually dangerous, while a flat up front can cause you to crash.
On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 5:30 PM Roberta <rchas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Leah and I both have Gravel King Slicks on a bike and question came up: > If the tires are naturally slick, how can you tell that the life is wearing > away, hopefully before they ooze out sealant or go flat on a ride? > > Just in case it matters, my GK Slicks are run tubeless and hers are tubed, > but it's part of a bigger question, since they cannot be the only tire > without aggressive tread, and they might not get replaced with the same > tire brand or model. > > Roberta > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/37810418-7a6a-4289-8862-387eabb1b502n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/37810418-7a6a-4289-8862-387eabb1b502n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Peter White -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CA%2BD%3DXm9bwrL4C%2B%3DZUvBK0MKoHCE%3DhaCv2sGe1WjK8sWKspcJpw%40mail.gmail.com.
