Should I get rid of this tyre?

Zyzz · 07-10-2014 2:27pm #1

Its a gatorskin, time for a new one or does it have a couple miles left?

Edit - May have accidentally hit 80km/h on it yesterday. Oops.

RobFowl · 07-10-2014 2:30pm

Sweet jebus, bin it quick.....

Nekarsulm · 07-10-2014 2:38pm

Run your tongue across your front teeth.

Like the way they feel?

If so, change that tyre............:D

crosstownk · 07-10-2014 2:38pm

Yep - bin it. I've binned tyres for a lot less than that.

lescol · 07-10-2014 2:58pm

'tis but a superficial scratch...can't you see the structural layers are sound?

New tyre...could be a long walk home otherwise!

el tel · 07-10-2014 2:59pm

Advertise it for sale. There's always some miserable bugger who'll buy it for a few quid.

Or use it for burnouts; it shouldn't take much wheel spinning for it to go pop.

cjt156 · 07-10-2014 3:19pm

Under the new legislation that tyre would cause your bike to be seized in an on-the-spot inspection scenario. It would also invalidate your NCT; earning you 5 penalty points on your driver’s licence, and requiring that you be shot in sight of the nearest red-light-camera. And quite right too.

If you could prove you weren’t cycling at the time of the offence you can nominate the actual rider to take the points; but not, unfortunately, the bullet.

kumate_champ07 · 07-10-2014 3:58pm

el tel wrote: »

Advertise it for sale. There's always some miserable bugger who'll buy it for a few quid.

Or use it for burnouts; it shouldn't take much wheel spinning for it to go pop.

theres always some chancer who will try sell it for a few quid too