Tyre grief

[billy1561]

So far this year i have replaced 2 schwalbe ultremos and 1 Conti gatorskin . All these are low mileage and have had serious rips or bulging to the sidewall. Understandable with the ultremos but the gatorskin was about 3 weeks old when i noticed the inner tube showing through sidewall. Just put a Conti 4 seasons on as a replacement. Hope this one lasts a bit longer as they ain't cheap!

 

[Cyclist33]

Hmm, on the law of averages I'd say it wasn't the tyres themselves that were causing the problem... something to do with the tubes, the terrain or the technique?

Stu

 

[billy1561]

Can you explain what you mean by technique Stu? I ride out from Warrington up through Delamere usually and apart from resurfacing a few months back all roads i use are in ok condition. The tubes were standard schwalbe that came with the bike

 

[derrick]

What pressures are you running and how often do you check them.

 

[MattHB]

Ultremo's turn to junk on roads round here in about 200 miles.. Gatorskins cut up too around here. I put some GP4000s on a few months ago and there's still not a mark on them. They shouldn't last longer but they seem to! I'm about to put someon the commuter as well.

 

[billy1561]

Always max pressure and checked before every ride Derrick

 

[sdr gb]

Have you checked that the brake pads are aligned properly and aren't coming into contact with the tyre when braking?

 

[billy1561]

Yeah they're spot on.

 

[Arjimlad]

Probably teaching grandmother to suck eggs but this happened to me once only... felt a right numskull after one written-off new tyre.

Check your mudguards are on straight & not rubbing the tyre, if you have them ? When tightening up the brake caliper bolts it's too easy to lose the mudguard alignment..

 

[billy1561]

It's a good observation Jim but as you pointed out it's only relevant if i have guards but in this instance i don't.

 

[cyberknight]

How far from the gutter do you ride ?

 

[Oldspice]

You sleep ride at night!

 

[billy1561]

How far from the gutter do you ride ?

Probably between 18 inches and 3 foot. The ultremos were shot to pieces quickly, certainly inside 500 miles. The gatorskin i bet hadn't done 200 miles from new. Owner of the local bike shop said he hadn't seen that before. I'm putting it down to bad luck.

 

[cyberknight]

Probably between 18 inches and 3 foot. The ultremos were shot to pieces quickly, certainly inside 500 miles. The gatorskin i bet hadn't done 200 miles from new. Owner of the local bike shop said he hadn't seen that before. I'm putting it down to bad luck.

I sold some ultremos beforei ever used them as i heard although they are the bees knees for riding they cut up terribly.
having used gaors for years i cant say i have ever only had 1 sidewall go , the normal maintenence routine of checking for debirs in any small cuts and supergluing the hole is all i have had to do to keep them going.
At a loss tbh, without seeing your bike and route its hard to say.
On the commuter i am currently using lugano`s blizzard sports as a cheap alternative and they have been ok for a cheap tyre, maybe a little slower than better tyres but ok for general riding and i have used them on club runs and not felt to disavantaged.

 

[billy1561]

My first roadie had luganos on and in 12 months i had one simple puncture.like i say, i think it's a bit of bad luck.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread it's appreciated.