How do you handle tire wear?

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How do you handle tire wear?
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Wear out the rear, replace both at once1 Votes - [5.88%]
Wear out the rear, rotate and put a new tire on the front1 Votes - [5.88%]
Wear out the rear, rotate, then wear out the old front0 Votes - [0%]
Replace a tire when it wears out.11 Votes - [64.71%]
Re-tread it0 Votes - [0%]
Swap front an back every 500 miles1 Votes - [5.88%]
Replace tires at the beginning of each race season3 Votes - [17.65%]

2009-07-02 9:56 PM

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Subject: How do you handle tire wear?
Just something I pondered during my long ride earlier:

2009-07-03 6:52 AM
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Subject: RE: How do you handle tire wear?

Retread? Seriously?  My guess is no one retreads.

2009-07-03 11:12 AM
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Subject: RE: How do you handle tire wear?

aarondavidson - 2009-07-03 8:52 AM

Retread? Seriously?  My guess is no one retreads.

Same here.  No more that tires are in the grand scheme of things I replace them at the beginning of each season.  I use the old ones for backups while on long rides, trainer, etc.

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