Tyre Wear

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Iv'e had the continental 4 seasons on my bike for about eighteen months now and they have still got a lot of tread on them.
Went out today for a ride and noticed a bit of skidding going around corners,quickly checked the tyre pressure and that seemed okay.It wasn't until i got home that i then noticed that there was a couple of places on the rear tyre that the rubber had been completely stripped away exposing the material underneath.
Obviously i now need a new tyre but the mystery is why a perfectly good tyre would disintegrate like that.

 

[All uphill]

Iv'e had the continental 4 seasons on my bike for about eighteen months now and they have still got a lot of tread on them.
Went out today for a ride and noticed a bit of skidding going around corners,quickly checked the tyre pressure and that seemed okay.It wasn't until i got home that i then noticed that there was a couple of places on the rear tyre that the rubber had been completely stripped away exposing the material underneath.
Obviously i now need a new tyre but the mystery is why a perfectly good tyre would disintegrate like that.

Had them 18 months?

That's six seasons.

You've had 50% more than your moneys worth!


Wheels true?

 

[numbnuts]

That's strange my tyres don't wear out, mind you I haven't been on my bike/trike since November

 

[roley poley]

sounds like my old bmx back tyre but then I used to lock the back brake and do skidders it always seemed to wear it out in one or two spots on the brakes preferred stop point

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Had them 18 months?

That's six seasons.

You've had 50% more than your moneys worth!


Wheels true?

Yes i had a full service only about three weeks ago and the wheels were trued.

 

[vickster]

Yes i had a full service only about three weeks ago and the wheels were trued.

And they didn't check the tyres?

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Iv'e had the continental 4 seasons on my bike for about eighteen months now and they have still got a lot of tread on them.
Went out today for a ride and noticed a bit of skidding going around corners,quickly checked the tyre pressure and that seemed okay.It wasn't until i got home that i then noticed that there was a couple of places on the rear tyre that the rubber had been completely stripped away exposing the material underneath.
Obviously i now need a new tyre but the mystery is why a perfectly good tyre would disintegrate like that.

Let's see a photo please.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Yes they did actually and i thought the tyres were ok as well.
Having used them over many years i know they are thorough.
Maybe it had a little nick in the tyre and its just expanded.
No big deal really.

 

[fossyant]

Do a skid mate !

 

[fossyant]

They look pretty worn on the central tread TBH..

 

[sleuthey]

Iv had similar and have just put it down to the wheel locking up while breaking on coarse tarmac with a cold tyre

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Could be right @sleuthey.
I put both brakes on at the bottom of a slope where a lot of gravel had been washed down and that's when the rear wheel first skidded.
The thing is iv'e always read only use the rear brake if you have to.

 

[roley poley]

flinty gravel is very abrasive , don't be afraid of using the rear brake its a balance between the two but most work done by the front

 

[neil_merseyside]

In the first photo it looks like the rubber is de-laminating from the carcass!

 

[sleuthey]

Could be right @sleuthey.
I put both brakes on at the bottom of a slope where a lot of gravel had been washed down and that's when the rear wheel first skidded.
The thing is iv'e always read only use the rear brake if you have to.

Ha ha. I’m the opposite. I’m in the bad habit of using it more than the front so I can use my right hand to downshift.