Punctures

[jon avery]

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?

[Snoop Doug]

GP 4000 - they just keeps on a rolling 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 but no.

[jon avery]

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

[Andrew G]

Try looking at the post entitled Hell of Ashdown Report Jon .

[jon avery]

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

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

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)

[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

[Jon H]

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

[Snoop Doug]

[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

[adrian]

[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.

[mlocke]

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