Morning!
Usually on a tubed tire, you'll start getting more and more flats from
things that didn't give you flats before. As was said above, you'll
eventually start to see the threads of the tire as well. This actually
happened to my Father-in-law yesterday as we were preparing to go for a
group ride.. his tire had about a dime-size patch where the black had
started to come off and, even though he pumped them up the night before, it
was very soft. These tires are tubeless as well.
I have usually replaced my tubed tires well before any threads were shown
based on increased punctures.
Chris
Sonoma County, CA
On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 5:30:51 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote:
> Hi Roberta ! Most of the slick tires I've had will start to show some
> white threads when the rubber is gone. Some it comes quicker than others,
> and some only in spots while other may be long streaks. It may look like
> skid marks. Another way on some tires is a flat groove is worn in the
> center to the point it looks concave. If the tires have some kind of
> puncture resistance built in you may not even notice . I've worn some tires
> down so far they began to look like they were white striped , but never got
> a flat !
>
> If you're very unfamiliar with a tire and you have a new one on hand take
> a good look at it in your hand formed like it's inflated, and compare it to
> the one on the bike. A very worn one will be notably different looking in
> the middle. It's really about getting to know the character of that
> particular tire.
>
> Now I have some Schwalbe Marathon Racer and Big Ben tires that just seem
> to last and last and have yet to get to the white streak point.I've had
> Vittoria Hyper slicks that wore to the white so fast I thought I was seeing
> a mirage ! Ooops, guess not !
> On Friday, May 27, 2022 at 5:30:43 PM UTC-4 Roberta 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
>>
>
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