Since my last Tyre did over 10k miles and there seems to be a lot who talk of only getting 5 or 6k out of theirs I'd be interested to seeing a pictures showing the tread on the day tyres get changed
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This is how PR3 looked the day I changed it for PR4. I got 20k miles over 19 months out of that tyre. 20k miles work commute, with about 70% motorway riding.
Here's my pilot road 3 on the thou mids with circa 4.5k on it.
Realistically i would say this tyre is now ready to be changed although i have lots of tread on the sides it is squared off and just down the limit in the centre so although i might eek out just a little bit more on it since it's almost end of season it is passed it.
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(19-09-14, 12:25 AM)midden link Wrote: I'd be interested to seeing a pictures showing the tread on the day tyres get changed
If you'd have asked me a few days ago I could have, but I got about 13,000 miles out of my Bridgestone 023 rear before it got right down to the wear markers.
19-09-14, 10:22 PM (This post was last modified: 19-09-14, 10:34 PM by midden.)
(19-09-14, 01:38 PM)slimwilly link Wrote: I suppose commuti g is a very different kind of riding to whatwe weekend riders do.i bet you are not in such a hurry as we are.
I wouldn't say that (speaking personally ofcourse)
(19-09-14, 08:49 PM)Grahamm link Wrote: If you'd have asked me a few days ago I could have, but I got about 13,000 miles out of my Bridgestone 023 rear before it got right down to the wear markers.
Yeah I'm wishing I'd taken a pic of my rear before changing it. I'd really squared it down but it was ok commuting, bit dodgy on the white lines though and as for the weekend warrior work the initial lean into the corner as a little hair raising but I'm sure I actually started to round the edge off again That said I don't think I'll be wearing future tyres down to that degree
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My bt023 rear after 7.5k and bt023 front after 8.5k , mainly used for pleasure on A and B roads , the occasional commute across town , and I did go from Bristol to John o groats and to Ypres on these tyres , the rear is a bit squared off .
The other side is almost razor sharp. I guess it got wedged in the tread and worked it's way in.
I found it flat when I came out after a day at work. I couldn't help thinking that I was lucky (again :eek ), that wee thing could have pout a nice cut in then let go.