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oldpotatoe
10-11-2017, 10:52 AM
:eek:Kinda like the cobbler's kids w/o shoes:) I guess I'll change it before I ride...

veggieburger
10-11-2017, 11:34 AM
Pump it up to 120 and plug your ears..

Drmojo
10-11-2017, 11:47 AM
take it on the gravel

ColonelJLloyd
10-11-2017, 11:55 AM
It's on the rear, ya nancy. That tire has been good to you, let it expire doing what it loved most.

Tickdoc
10-11-2017, 11:57 AM
Nah das good brah

soulspinner
10-11-2017, 01:42 PM
Yeow!:bike:

El Chaba
10-11-2017, 01:48 PM
You should try to get it warrantied....

cadence90
10-11-2017, 01:56 PM
You should try to get it warrantied....

Failing that (though most good tire cos will replace that no qs asked I would think), any local vulcanizer should get that all fresh 'n' new in a jiffy!

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parris
10-11-2017, 03:50 PM
SHOE GOO!!! It'll be fine then

oldpotatoe
10-11-2017, 04:13 PM
You should try to get it warrantied....

You forget :)or:eek:

Jad
10-11-2017, 04:19 PM
Exceptional. Really, just stick a Clif Bar wrapper in there and you're good 'til spring...

11.4
10-11-2017, 04:22 PM
Jeez, Spud, you really asked for this ...




What would Sheldon do?

rwsaunders
10-11-2017, 05:51 PM
Ride on and let the Orange Seal do its job.

weisan
10-11-2017, 05:54 PM
Time to try some clinchers? :rolleyes:

dancinkozmo
10-11-2017, 06:12 PM
try rotating your tires...should be fine

cadence90
10-11-2017, 06:20 PM
Time to try some clinchers? :rolleyes:

Rolleyes emoji, right.

We all know you that want this tire for your new "clearly nothing is Sachsrosanct anymore" build....

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berserk87
10-11-2017, 06:28 PM
I am duct taping my saddles when the leather tears on the edges. Can get another 6 months out of them that way. Suggest you do the same to that tire.

Dana Kilalps
10-11-2017, 06:36 PM
Tufo S3 Lite 215, 4385 miles. Sometimes I paint layers of latex before it gets this worn.

David Tollefson
10-11-2017, 06:38 PM
Swap it for the front -- good for another 2K miles.

11.4
10-11-2017, 06:44 PM
Tufo S3 Lite 215, 4385 miles. Sometimes I paint layers of latex before it gets this worn.

For an S3 Lite 215, you must have done a lot of skid stops. That's the tire that gave the whole line a bad rep for horrible ride quality. This is the tire that ShoeGoo is made for.

Dana Kilalps
10-11-2017, 07:01 PM
For an S3 Lite 215, you must have done a lot of skid stops. That's the tire that gave the whole line a bad rep for horrible ride quality. This is the tire that ShoeGoo is made for.

I virtually never skid stop. That's just pretty much the normal life I've been getting out of these tires. I really like the tire and never could understand the bad rap. Perhaps I'm insensitive or mostly ride good smooth roads. Or maybe a carbon fork and wheels smooth things out. They seem to feel better at good high pressure, 130 to 150 psi.

11.4
10-11-2017, 09:38 PM
I virtually never skid stop. That's just pretty much the normal life I've been getting out of these tires. I really like the tire and never could understand the bad rap. Perhaps I'm insensitive or mostly ride good smooth roads. Or maybe a carbon fork and wheels smooth things out. They seem to feel better at good high pressure, 130 to 150 psi.

A Tufo S3 Lite 215 at 130-150 psi? This calls for an all-hands alert. Major intervention required here. I'm amazed you still like to ride a bike. Next time at least get the Tufo S3 Pro and pump it to about 100-115 depending on your weight. It's almost as durable but it's supple and actually a bit cheaper. Or if you really want to know ecstasy, get a pair of Veloflexes. You should be commended for riding on such a brick of a tire and then for doing so at such a high pressure.

Louis
10-11-2017, 10:08 PM
Time to break out the duct tape:

https://coresites-cdn.factorymedia.com/twc/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/using-duct-tape-on-the-bike.jpg

dpk501
10-11-2017, 11:50 PM
:eek:Kinda like the cobbler's kids w/o shoes:) I guess I'll change it before I ride...

Showing how to drift and skid to all the hipster fixie riders? :)

alancw3
10-12-2017, 03:31 AM
kind of what my rear tire looks like when i finally retire. what i have been doing the past seven years or so is using a new tube when replace tire. seems like i get a lot fewer flats. i have also had great success using shoe goo in certain applications for the last 25 years or so.

oldpotatoe
10-12-2017, 07:07 AM
Time to try some clinchers? :rolleyes:

Oh gee, I didn't know clinchers never wear out..thanks!!:)

nalax
10-12-2017, 07:26 AM
A little orange seal and you will be fine.

BikeNY
10-12-2017, 07:51 AM
You need to find more turns, you are clearly riding in a straight line way too much!

Pegoready
10-12-2017, 08:13 AM
Sell it in the classifieds ;)

Black Dog
10-12-2017, 11:29 AM
Tire shhhmire....I want to know what those giant brass things that are next to the wheel are? :confused:

merlincustom1
10-12-2017, 11:58 AM
That should buff right out.

likebikes
10-12-2017, 12:17 PM
looks like you've been skidding.

oldpotatoe
10-12-2017, 04:25 PM
Tire shhhmire....I want to know what those giant brass things that are next to the wheel are? :confused:

2 huge brass candle sticks my dad got after WW11 in Turkey(I think)...he hauled them around for 50 years and I got em after he died....

josephr
10-12-2017, 07:17 PM
2 huge brass candle sticks my dad got after WW11 in Turkey(I think)...he hauled them around for 50 years and I got em after he died....

Antiques Road Show coming to Boulder anytime soon?

oldpotatoe
10-12-2017, 07:27 PM
Antiques Road Show coming to Boulder anytime soon?

I think it would be the ‘thought they were worth lots but....’at the end.

josephr
10-12-2017, 07:33 PM
I think it would be the ‘thought they were worth lots but....’at the end.

sign the worn out tire and throw it in, make it a package deal. Buyers love to bundle!