Worn tyre. So I’m meant to go for a 30km spin this afternoon, and I’ve realised my tyre is knackered. what chance would i have of making the 30 km without this blowing. tubeless, don’t have a spare to switch it up today.
by Slight_Atmosphere_81
Worn tyre. So I’m meant to go for a 30km spin this afternoon, and I’ve realised my tyre is knackered. what chance would i have of making the 30 km without this blowing. tubeless, don’t have a spare to switch it up today.
by Slight_Atmosphere_81
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Bad idea. You don’t have a backup. The chances of failure are pretty high, so you could definitely end up screwed.
Put a tube or don’t go out.
It will run until it wonts run no more. Factors include………………………………
That’s got at least 15 miles left in it, sans glass or skid marks.
I forget how many tyre salesmen this sub has.
Indoor trainer time till you get fresh tires.
A lotta people are gonna tell you to play it safe. I can say I’ve done a 30 mile ride on a tire looking like that and got away with it. You’re either gonna flat or not flat. Either way you’re gonna need a new tire.
Knew a kid who had a couple of tires like that and could not afford a new one – he put one tire inside of the other (w/ a tube) and rode it like that. We still call him Two Tire Joey
Now you know to have spares on hand.
The odds of that failing in the next 30km are pretty low.
80% odds you’d make no problem, 10% you’d make it with if you have a spare tube and some duct tape to cover the hole, 10% you’d have to walk home after 45 min of misery messing around on the side of the road.
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I’ve ridden tires like that for another 1500km before it actually blows a hole through. I’m 48kg though so tires just naturally last longer for me. Only people I hear talking negatively about set ups like this are those who have unlimited money and can change their tires whenever. If it were me and I had money for a new one, I’d still ride it that way but buy a tire on the way back home on a random bike shop.