I’ve only had the bike about 13 months now and 4 of those months I wasn’t able to ride. The rear tire seems near shot but the injection ‘nub’ things haven’t worn off yet
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edit. Tire is a Riddler 37×700 Stock tire on a Cannondale Topstone 1
95+ % road use
Teffisk on
Yes
rootaford on
Very, you’ll see the wear run down the middle of a tire generally
dunncrew on
Looks normal. Ride it
ComprehensiveFun319 on
I had the same ones. They wore down so freaking quick.
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Darth_Firebolt on
Yeah. WTB sucks.
MantraProAttitude on
11 months of riding on the streets. How many miles/kilometers?
Appropriate-Race-763 on
Rear tire wears faster than front tire because there’s more weight on the back. Especially true if you use rear panniers.
NorthNorthAmerican on
I’d call that normal wear, the back tire wears faster on gravel.
I switch them when they get like this, go for a few more hundred miles then get two new ones
campin_4_life on
Yup that’s what riddlers do.
murkertrer on
i had the same tire. Very light but got workn out so fast. I startedhaving lots of flats cuz so thing. Change it for soemthing with more beef.
mr_bicycle on
this is normal tire wear but Id say you are running too high of a pressure which is adding to it. Check out Silcas tire pressure calculator and adjust your pressure. You will be pleased with the results.
Apprek818 on
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I usually move the front tire to the back and get a new one for the front.
Dunnokkun on
For your use case maybe consider Specialized Pathfinder Pro’s, they come in 42mm and have a slick centre with some smaller threads on the sides. I have been running them on mixed terrain for a while and seem to be holding up well.
Educational-Row-2901 on
First thing I replaced on my topstone. I burnt through my back one in a couple months. I switched to schwalbe g one rx and have been super happy with the grip and longevity
mrapodaca on
Yup
DuckIntelligent737 on
Since you ride on the road mostly, I would replace the rear tire with a road or hybrid tire (smooth center) – ride mixed setup til the front is worn, then toss on either matching road/hybrid up front or continue with mixed setup if you like it.
An example of a nice mixed setup: pirelli cinturato gravel RH in back, gravel H up front.
That current back tire has a lot more life left though.
Automatic_Leg_2274 on
Yes, unless those two tires are the same age.
AdCompetitive770 on
As normal as it gets, same with motorcycles. That’s why I prefer a dual compound tire, harder in the center softer on the sides for grip when cornering.
billtshirt on
Yah get a good gravel tire without the little knobbies. My WTBs wore out in like a thousand miles but my Pirellis are at 1500 and got prolly another 1500 to go!
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I’ve only had the bike about 13 months now and 4 of those months I wasn’t able to ride. The rear tire seems near shot but the injection ‘nub’ things haven’t worn off yet
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edit. Tire is a Riddler 37×700 Stock tire on a Cannondale Topstone 1
95+ % road use
Yes
Very, you’ll see the wear run down the middle of a tire generally
Looks normal. Ride it
I had the same ones. They wore down so freaking quick.
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Yeah. WTB sucks.
11 months of riding on the streets. How many miles/kilometers?
Rear tire wears faster than front tire because there’s more weight on the back. Especially true if you use rear panniers.
I’d call that normal wear, the back tire wears faster on gravel.
I switch them when they get like this, go for a few more hundred miles then get two new ones
Yup that’s what riddlers do.
i had the same tire. Very light but got workn out so fast. I startedhaving lots of flats cuz so thing. Change it for soemthing with more beef.
this is normal tire wear but Id say you are running too high of a pressure which is adding to it. Check out Silcas tire pressure calculator and adjust your pressure. You will be pleased with the results.
Continental terraspeed has entered the chat…
I usually move the front tire to the back and get a new one for the front.
For your use case maybe consider Specialized Pathfinder Pro’s, they come in 42mm and have a slick centre with some smaller threads on the sides. I have been running them on mixed terrain for a while and seem to be holding up well.
First thing I replaced on my topstone. I burnt through my back one in a couple months. I switched to schwalbe g one rx and have been super happy with the grip and longevity
Yup
Since you ride on the road mostly, I would replace the rear tire with a road or hybrid tire (smooth center) – ride mixed setup til the front is worn, then toss on either matching road/hybrid up front or continue with mixed setup if you like it.
An example of a nice mixed setup: pirelli cinturato gravel RH in back, gravel H up front.
That current back tire has a lot more life left though.
Yes, unless those two tires are the same age.
As normal as it gets, same with motorcycles. That’s why I prefer a dual compound tire, harder in the center softer on the sides for grip when cornering.
Yah get a good gravel tire without the little knobbies. My WTBs wore out in like a thousand miles but my Pirellis are at 1500 and got prolly another 1500 to go!