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Postby jon avery » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:43 am

After having not on but two puntures on the CR on Sat, i was thinking is there a guide to when you change your tyres, my tyres look ok and are not cut up that bad. I have done approx 7000 miles on them, approx how many miles do you get out of a set of tyres?
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Re: Punctures

Postby Snoop Doug » Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:56 am

GP 4000 - they just keeps on a rolling :D It's all about luck matey. I dunno how many folk I saw changing tyres on the ashdown yesterday...I half expected to see Huw standing their interviewing 'em about tyre choice :shock: but no.
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Re: Punctures

Postby jon avery » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:01 am

I think your right Snoop, i'll put it down to bad luck. How was the ride on Sun, and why no report?
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Re: Punctures

Postby Andrew G » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:07 am

Try looking at the post entitled Hell of Ashdown Report Jon :roll: .
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Re: Punctures

Postby jon avery » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:12 am

Woops :? Not sure how i missed that, good reports from one and all! Well done to all of you.
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Re: Punctures

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:40 pm

Not only luck, but the sort of roads and conditions. Only riding in the summer on main roads and unlikely to ever puncture (now there's a plan)
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Re: Punctures

Postby Elliot M » Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:01 pm

some tyres -- inc GP4000s -- have a couple of little holes as a wear guide. once the the tyres are worn enough that these holes are no longer visible, you are supposed to replace
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Re: Punctures

Postby Jon H » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:33 pm

However, by the time the little wear indicator things are no longer visible, you've forgotten they were there in the first place.
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Re: Punctures

Postby Snoop Doug » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:43 pm

[quote="Elliot M"]some tyres -- inc GP4000s -- have a couple of little holes as a wear guide. once the the tyres are worn enough that these holes are no longer visible, you are supposed to replace


I wondered what they were, I thought they were "nearly" punctures - me bubble has been somewhat burst, shame :(
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Re: Punctures

Postby adrian » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:54 pm

[quote="Jon Hemming"]However, by the time the little wear indicator things are no longer visible, you've forgotten they were there in the first place.

Ain't that the sad truth
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Re: Punctures

Postby mlocke » Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:27 pm

My tyres never get anywhere near wearing these holes down before they start to puncture when I think about riding my bike
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