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Bicycle Tires That Shouldn't Last But Do and Bicycle Tires ThatShould Last But Don't
On Apr 28, 2:41*pm, Opus wrote:
On Apr 28, 3:26 am, jim beam wrote: Chalo wrote: Here in Central Texas, UV kills tires long before wear, weather, or ozone. before wear??? *that's another incredibly revealing and fredly chalo statement! why do you hang out on a "bike" newsgroup chalo? *"circus clown equipment" would seem more appropriate for you. snip I live a couple days' ride north of Chalo and I have to back him up on this one. Between the UV and the Ozone tires don't last very long here. I have had to throw away tires that had less than 500 miles on them because the carcass had split from weathering and pollution, in all areas of the tire, tread, sidewall and near the bead. There are probably more than a few people in TX that ride that much in a week. You? I don't mean that as a ****ing contest, but as an example that mileage (particularly 500 miles) in this discussion is an incomplete description of the tire. I have had tires go bad that I though were whitewalls until I demounted them and discovered a black bead that faded to chalky white. TX is running neck and neck with SoCal as the most polluted area in the US. SoCal levels are a tiny bit higher, but TX are over a much wider area. Opus |
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Bicycle Tires That Shouldn't Last But Do and Bicycle Tires ThatShould Last But Don't
Opus wrote:
On Apr 28, 3:26 am, jim beam wrote: Chalo wrote: Here in Central Texas, UV kills tires long before wear, weather, or ozone. before wear??? that's another incredibly revealing and fredly chalo statement! why do you hang out on a "bike" newsgroup chalo? "circus clown equipment" would seem more appropriate for you. snip I live a couple days' ride north of Chalo and I have to back him up on this one. Between the UV and the Ozone tires don't last very long here. I have had to throw away tires that had less than 500 miles on them because the carcass had split from weathering and pollution, in all areas of the tire, tread, sidewall and near the bead. I have had tires go bad that I though were whitewalls until I demounted them and discovered a black bead that faded to chalky white. TX is running neck and neck with SoCal as the most polluted area in the US. SoCal levels are a tiny bit higher, but TX are over a much wider area. Opus well, we never have sunshine here in california. and pollution doesn't block u.v. but strangely, freds still suffer from cracked tires. odd isn't it. |
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Bicycle Tires That Shouldn't Last But Do and Bicycle Tires That Should Last But Don't
"Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Chalo Colina wrote: [...] Folks who only ride on pleasant Sunday mornings when the temperature is between 60 and 85 degrees may fail to appreciate the prevailing conditions of a place where it can exceed 100 degrees every single day for almost three months running. [...] Hell? Pleasant for riding is 50 to 65°F. The Tom Sherman temps are way too cool. I like it to be between 75 and 90. I will admit that when it goes above 90 it is even too hot for me. Regards, Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota aka Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota |
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Bicycle Tires That Shouldn't Last But Do and Bicycle Tires ThatShould Last But Don't
Edward Dolan wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: Chalo wrote: [...] Folks who only ride on pleasant Sunday mornings when the temperature is between 60 and 85 degrees may fail to appreciate the prevailing conditions of a place where it can exceed 100 degrees every single day for almost three months running. [...] Hell? Pleasant for riding is 50 to 65°F. The Tom Sherman temps are way too cool. I like it to be between 75 and 90.. I will admit that when it goes above 90 it is even too hot for me. St. Ed! Where you been, sire? We've missed your pronouncements. Chalo |
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Bicycle Tires That Shouldn't Last But Do and Bicycle Tires ThatShould Last But Don't
Carl Sundquist wrote:
Opus wrote: jackass with a small j wrote: Chalo wrote: Here in Central Texas, UV kills tires long before wear, weather, or ozone. before wear??? *that's another incredibly revealing and fredly chalo statement! why do you hang out on a "bike" newsgroup chalo? *"circus clown equipment" would seem more appropriate for you. snip I live a couple days' ride north of Chalo and I have to back him up on this one. Between the UV and the Ozone tires don't last very long here. I have had to throw away tires that had less than 500 miles on them because the carcass had split from weathering and pollution, in all areas of the tire, tread, sidewall and near the bead. There are probably more than a few people in TX that ride that much in a week. You? I don't mean that as a ****ing contest, but as an example that mileage (particularly 500 miles) in this discussion is an incomplete description of the tire. I already pointed out that when I rode a single bike 300 miles a week on skinwall slicks, and kept my bike inside when at home, my sidewalls failed from UV before the tread wore through. You can believe it or not, but that is what sun exposure does here. Rim sidewalls on road bikes don't wear out from braking here in Austin. But they do in Seattle. That's not imaginary either; it's observable. It's understandable that you might have a failure of imagination about things you've not experienced personally, but they still happen. Chalo |
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Bicycle Tires That Shouldn't Last But Do and Bicycle Tires ThatShould Last But Don't
On Apr 29, 12:31 am, Carl Sundquist wrote:
On Apr 28, 2:41 pm, Opus wrote: snip I live a couple days' ride north of Chalo and I have to back him up on this one. Between the UV and the Ozone tires don't last very long here. I have had to throw away tires that had less than 500 miles on them because the carcass had split from weathering and pollution, in all areas of the tire, tread, sidewall and near the bead. There are probably more than a few people in TX that ride that much in a week. You? I don't mean that as a ****ing contest, but as an example that mileage (particularly 500 miles) in this discussion is an incomplete description of the tire. This was a special bike that didn't get ridden every day like my normal ride, but was required to live outside because it won't fit in the garage. I generally got less than a year out of the tires no matter what amount of mileage I put on them. The rest of the bike has no problem with outdoor storage since I started using a name brand motorcycle chain lube. If you ask I'll even say what brand it is. But tires on bikes that don't get ridden every day will die of UV and Ozone before they wear out in TX, and really long wearing tires will UV rot before they wear out even on bikes that get ridden long distances every week. They will be worn but a long way from worn out. Pollution and UV are killer on tires here in TX. |
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