Tyre longevity

Assuming that you don’t rip the sidewall out or something similar, how many Km do you expect to get out of a tyre? Front/rear will likely be different. Do you have a set wear level or do you go on feel or even just fancy a change?

I’m just contemplating swapping out my front tyre but comparing the tread with a new instance of the same tyre, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of wear despite doing 4400Km on it ( I swapped the rear tyre at around 3000Km). Against that is the approach of winter riding for which having good tread is a definite advantage.

I don’t ever wear out tyres tbh, I always either damage them beyond repair or I see something that’s betterer….

Wouldn’t have a clue how many kms. One day though I might notice that a tyre is maybe starting to look a bit worn. Then it stays at the back of my mind for a few weeks/months until I get round to getting a new one.
But even as a pretty infrequent and cautious rider I find it’s usually sidewall damage rather than wear that leads to new tyres.

It’s always been an ambition of mine to wear out a tyre , rather than a tear or sidewall / bead fail ! 🙂

Quite often rotate tires off the “good” bike before end of life as they get rounded on the treads and or the side walls have been flexed so much the casing is showing.

While still perfectly good tire i just use em locally till worn out and keep my good bike with good reliable tires on, nothing worse than pushing out of some remote place 🙂

Contis (raceking) 1000 ish miles on rear, probably 2-3 on front. The raceking splits at around 1200 miles on the rear – sidewall.

My experience is other tyres last around 6-700 miles before the tread isn’t so great.

depends where/what you ride, steep rocky trails are much tougher on tread, I had significant wear on my rear earlier this year after two descents of ben lomond, managed to get about 150 hours out of the tyre though there were no edges left on it!

I’ve not used schwalbes for a few years but when I did they seemed to start breaking apart a lot sooner than others.

Totally depends on compound.

Assuming you’re talking Mtb tyres then those must be some pretty hard tyres?

Yes MTB tyres, Bontrager XR4 team issue, no idea what the compound is. I ride a wide variety of trails, Dales, Lakes, Scotland, occasionally the Peak.

Absolutely no idea, they last too long and get shuffled too much for me to have a clue. Except for my last nobby nics which lasted about 200 miles before the knobs crumbled and they lost most of their grip.

Some tyres go off more than others, I used to use nevegals all the time but it took me a while to realise that they lose a lot of performance once hte centre knobs lose their sipe and become effectively one big block. THings like this.

These days, there’s a fair chance the wheel size wears out before the tyre does 😆

Depends on the tyre and where I’m riding. I used to reckon a pair of Maxxis DH tyres would just about last a 2 week holiday – ie 12 to 14 rides.

Conti Rubber Queens just don’t seem to wear, ever. Carcasses seem quite fragile though, so I’ve stuck one on my hardatil which doesn’t get the same kind of abuse as the FS.

HR Mk II 3C about 6 months on the front before the side knobs are hanging off and the edge grip gets really unpredictable.

A Minion was lasting much better until 2 pretty tough days in the Lakes grond the edges off the side knobs. It’s still working OK in the dry though as they’re just worn, not loose.

On the back I’m much less bothered. Currently have an Ardent on with no side knobbles at all. That will be going this week, as it’s starting to get quite wet now.

I’d be happy to get 4400km out of a road tyre!!