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[Closed] What do you do with your old worn tyres?

 zeus
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Simple question. I have about 4 old pairs just lying there. Do you throw them away? Sneak them out with your household refuse? Can they be recycled (uh-oh... pun alert)? Send them to the local morgue for incineration? Post them to your enemies? What do you do with your old tyres?


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:04 pm
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You can make chainstay protectors out of them you know.... 🙂


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:10 pm
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wait for summer 🙂


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:10 pm
 Kuco
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Burn them.


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:11 pm
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I leave mine lying around, in the vain hope that I'll find a use for them. I'd considered making one pair into studded tubeless tyres with abag of small bolts, but not got round to it yet.


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:12 pm
 taka
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i keep them and collect them 😉 come in usefull when my mates go thru their on there crappy bikes


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:14 pm
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My buddy once made a belt out of an old tyre!


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:16 pm
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turn them into belts..

http://www.tyrebelt.co.uk/
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http://www.velo-re.com/
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Posted : 14/01/2010 7:16 pm
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what tyres for jeans?


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:19 pm
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Leave them in the bike shed at work for kids to have.


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:48 pm
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Turn them inside out and use them as slicks.

(Read that on the last "What do you do with your old worn tyres?" thread on here - so it's not original.....)


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 7:56 pm
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I hang mine from trees at the side of trail center trails.


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 8:08 pm
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Throw 'em over lamp posts on the nearest council estate.

(actually our local tip recycles them)


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 8:49 pm
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hang em over speed cameras, half a cup off petrol in the bottom, match and run.

I actually make my own sandals out of my old tyres.

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Posted : 14/01/2010 10:35 pm
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I don't believe anyone on STW rides their bike enough to actually wear tyres out?!?!?!


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 11:02 pm
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Sell them on ebay Plenty of tread left yada yad pic of them when they were new.


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 11:08 pm
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My 13 yr-old has just moved up to 26" wheels so has inherited a pile of unloved tyres and will no doubt have them down to canvas as soon as we have a dry spell...


 
Posted : 14/01/2010 11:10 pm