Originally Posted by
yannisg
1. How many klm do you get out of yr tires? Do you monitor tire klm?
2. Criteria for replacing a tire?
3. If yr rear tire gets a cut, and needs replacement do you place yr front on rear wheel, and the new tire on front wheel or just replace rear tire?
4. Do you ride with a tire boot, or just use it to get home?
5. Do you patch yr inner tubes that you bring home after a flat.
6. What kind of tires are you using?
1) My tires vary, some have short life others last for years. Usually the comfortable tires are short lived, the 'tough' tires last
2) usually a tire starts getting flats often, I hurl it.
3) My best tire goes on the rear unless it is questionable, then onto the front
4) Yes I'll ride with a boot. I see no problem if you boot it properly. I just road on the GAP and most of the C&O with a boot. Rough trail in parts and the boot was fine. I use old inner tubes as boots and tend to run lower pressure on trails. I shall replace the tire but she held fine for over 250 miles.
5) I patch, if I did not I would have spent a fortune on tubes. I just threw out a tube with 13 patches!!! It is my record
6) Schwalbe, Soma and Panracer are my favorites now using Donnelly's MSO gravel