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I have been riding my rim brake Habby the past month really. Putting
many miles with warm temps low wind. I notice the rear conti PG5000 was looking quite flat profile in the middle to tire. I ride it at about
83-93 psi and it is a 25mm tire. Have had no flats with the tire but
looking at the dimple marks on the tread they were barely visible had to really look good.
i decided with the profile flat and wear markers gone to replace it. i wondered when most of you replace tire. I have heard a number of rider
say they go till the chords start showing or they start getting a lot
flats. To me one flat is too many so I changed it out.
I don't if it is just me but on todays ride I though the bike road
better. I assume that a rounded tire profile is better than the flat bit
in the middle?
I don't think I can get a 28 mm tire on the bike but not sure the 25 is fine. Maybe I should investigate closer.
On 7/4/2025 1:47 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:I forget touring bike tires but racing/sports tires should really be replaced when the wear markers are comlpetely gone. Beyond this traction is impaired.
I have been riding my rim brake Habby the past month really. Putting
many miles with warm temps low wind. I notice the rear conti PG5000 was looking quite flat profile in the middle to tire. I ride it at about
83-93 psi and it is a 25mm tire. Have had no flats with the tire but looking at the dimple marks on the tread they were barely visible had to really look good.
i decided with the profile flat and wear markers gone to replace it. i wondered when most of you replace tire. I have heard a number of rider
say they go till the chords start showing or they start getting a lot flats. To me one flat is too many so I changed it out.
I don't if it is just me but on todays ride I though the bike road
better. I assume that a rounded tire profile is better than the flat bit
in the middle?
I don't think I can get a 28 mm tire on the bike but not sure the 25 is fine. Maybe I should investigate closer.
I think I generally ride until the first casing threads are barely
showing. I can't say I detect any difference in ride quality, but I'm
far from being a connoisseur of such things.
If I were leaving on a long trip, I'd replace a worn tire sooner than
that, before starting out. In fact, most of my long tours were started
on fresh tires.
On Fri Jul 4 23:02:34 2025 Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 7/4/2025 1:47 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
I have been riding my rim brake Habby the past month really. Putting
many miles with warm temps low wind. I notice the rear conti PG5000 was >>> looking quite flat profile in the middle to tire. I ride it at about
83-93 psi and it is a 25mm tire. Have had no flats with the tire but
looking at the dimple marks on the tread they were barely visible had to >>> really look good.
i decided with the profile flat and wear markers gone to replace it. i
wondered when most of you replace tire. I have heard a number of rider
say they go till the chords start showing or they start getting a lot
flats. To me one flat is too many so I changed it out.
I don't if it is just me but on todays ride I though the bike road
better. I assume that a rounded tire profile is better than the flat bit >>> in the middle?
I don't think I can get a 28 mm tire on the bike but not sure the 25 is >>> fine. Maybe I should investigate closer.
I think I generally ride until the first casing threads are barely
showing. I can't say I detect any difference in ride quality, but I'm
far from being a connoisseur of such things.
If I were leaving on a long trip, I'd replace a worn tire sooner than
that, before starting out. In fact, most of my long tours were started
on fresh tires.
I forget touring bike tires but racing/sports tires should really be
replaced when the wear markers are comlpetely gone. Beyond this traction is impaired.