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From: Vass on 10 Apr 2010 03:02 "Andy Bonwick" <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote in message news:e16vr51qteoedopj2f7dguafj3ioqtfi2u(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:01:52 +0100, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: how do you judge when it needs changing? >> >>I tend to have mine replaced as a set, and the rear always wears out >>first. I know I could save a few quid by stringing the front along a bit >>longer but it hardly seems worth the effort. > > This ties in with the way I work it. A front will last maybe 50% > longer than a rear tyre but if the front is fucked when the rear is > still good you tend to ignore it until both need replacing. Not a good > idea. > Thisis where I am now, the front looks like one of them 'V' pointed tyres you see at club races. But the back just aint ready for a change yet, Still, MOT at 9am this morning might push me to change it, we will see. -- Vass
From: Vass on 10 Apr 2010 03:03 "Ace" <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> wrote in message news:j970s59uvpeb9ru920k09e8frb7qks2ijr(a)4ax.com... > On 9 Apr 2010 23:34:56 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > >>ogden wrote: >> >> >>> I tend to have mine replaced as a set, and the rear always wears out >>> first. I know I could save a few quid by stringing the front along a >>> bit longer but it hardly seems worth the effort. >> >>I tend to sell the bike before it needs tyres and buy something >>different > > Nige? Is that you? > damn, beat me to it! -- Vass
From: Eiron on 10 Apr 2010 03:06 On 10/04/2010 07:39, Ace wrote: > On 9 Apr 2010 23:34:56 GMT, "Lozzo"<lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > >> ogden wrote: >> >> >>> I tend to have mine replaced as a set, and the rear always wears out >>> first. I know I could save a few quid by stringing the front along a >>> bit longer but it hardly seems worth the effort. >> >> I tend to sell the bike before it needs tyres and buy something >> different > > Nige? Is that you? s/tyres/petrol/
From: Salad Dodger on 10 Apr 2010 05:51 On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:16:09 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <keensurf(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Apr 9, 1:34�pm, Wicked Uncle Nigel <w...(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> >wrote: >> No, not a "which one" thread. More of a "when?" thread. >> >> Look, this is a little embarrassing... >> >> OK, modern front tyres don't have a whole hell of a lot of tread to >> begin with. And I have real trouble deciding what's legal, and what's >> not when they get worn. >> >> My front tyres tend to "feather" in that the individual tread blocks >> wear on the leading corner, so I end up with a tyre that looks pretty >> worn and pretty new at the same time. > >Called "cupping" around here. Some is normal, but low tire pressure >exacerbates it. Bridgestone 701s are even worse, cos the centre "hard" compound is like granite, and the outer part is like licorice. Ends up with a profile like this ____ __ / \__ / \ The steering goes all a bit wiggly at this point.
From: Nige on 10 Apr 2010 06:59
doetnietcomputeren wrote: > On 2010-04-09 23:05:55 +0200, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> said: > >> doetnietcomputeren wrote: >>> On 2010-04-09 22:34:29 +0200, Wicked Uncle Nigel >>> <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> said: >>> >>>> No, not a "which one" thread. More of a "when?" thread. >>>> >>>> Look, this is a little embarrassing... >>>> >>>> OK, modern front tyres don't have a whole hell of a lot of tread to >>>> begin with. And I have real trouble deciding what's legal, and what's >>>> not when they get worn. >>>> >>>> My front tyres tend to "feather" in that the individual tread blocks >>>> wear on the leading corner, so I end up with a tyre that looks pretty >>>> worn and pretty new at the same time. >>>> >>>> So how do you judge when it needs changing? >>> >>> As I understand it, only the part of the tyre that has a wear indicator >>> is measurable.[1] >> >> You understand wrong. > > really? > >> >> It has to be within limits for a continuous unbroken area covering 3/4 >> (I think) of the width of the tyre. That is to say it can't be within >> wear limits for the 1/4 nearest the edge on one side and the whole of >> the other side, but it can be fucked for the quarter nearest the edge on >> one side. > > So tell me how that works on this: > > http://www.ziemasriepas.lv/images/upload/MichelinPilotSportCup/large_Michelin_SPORT_CUP.jpg > > given > > that there is no measurable tread on the outer 1/3rd of the tyre when > new. I looked at a Sti WRX the other week, the tyres where slicks with very little grooves cut into them. -- Nige, Land Rover 90 Yamaha R1 Range Rover Vogue |