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Tyre Wear question?

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:17 pm
by Randyjaco
I have a Michelin Road 4 on the rear. It came with the bike and I have no idea how many miles are on it (at least 9k miles). Since I ride in Texas the side walls don't get much wear :-D
I am about to leave for a short trip of about 2k miles. Can I make it safely?

Re: Tyre Wear question?

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 6:57 am
by Stu
IMO that's already done with!

There is no way I would risk 500 miles on that

Re: Tyre Wear question?

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:50 am
by David.
Here are some examples of tyres which look good on the side but not the centre.

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There is no way I would set off to do 2K miles on your PR4.

Re: Tyre Wear question?

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 1:40 pm
by Randyjaco
Thanks, I will be ordering a Road 6 today.
That tyre has looked like that since I bought the bike. There hasn't been any change. Still no cord showing through. But pictures of new Road 4 don't show a lot of tread in the center either :?:
I just needed an independent view as I have a lot of Scott blood on my mother's side ;)

Re: Tyre Wear question?

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 6:10 pm
by David.
You could always fit a car tyre, viewtopic.php?t=3376&hilit=car+tyre