bonzobanana
Guru
Looks a good tyre for a beater bike on the rear but the rubber is definitely perishing. Whatever I'd only use it on the rear wheel just because of the huge safety issues if it blows on the front which can be much worse plus also on the rear you will wear it out faster and have a better chance of getting your monies worth out of it. Saying that I remember going to Bath a few years ago and saw a bike locked to a bike rack that probably was exposed to the sun most of the day as the owner was probably working in one of the nearby shops and the cracking on the tyres was horrendous and still being ridden. I guess it was exposed to UV light something like 9 hours a day or more. It was a casual cheap bike though with very thick looking tyres probably something like 1.8" width on 26" wheels. Semi-slick design. It would probably take a while for the cracks to worth through the whole tyre. I guess with road bike tyres you have to be much, much more conservative. I've also seen some very old collectable bikes ridden with very perished tyres I guess because replacements are so hard to find or expensive.
You'd think there might be a cheap chemical solution that might restore rubber condition. It wouldn't remove existing cracks but slow down or even stop existing cracks from getting worse. A quick google shows there are a few chemicals for rejuvenating rubber like glycerine.
You'd think there might be a cheap chemical solution that might restore rubber condition. It wouldn't remove existing cracks but slow down or even stop existing cracks from getting worse. A quick google shows there are a few chemicals for rejuvenating rubber like glycerine.
