When to retire that tubie?

[GuyGadois]

I replaced my Conti 4000 tubie with a Conti Sprinter Gatorskin because I was getting flats. I was surprised to look at the rear tire before heading out on a ride today and find that on some of the tire the rubber is worn down and the casing under it is showing through.

Questions:
1) I have about 600 miles on these. Is that normal?

2) When do I retire them? when any casing is showing or when it flats or ...?

I ride at 110 PSI in back and 100psi in front. All miles are on smooth roads. I am 188lbs and a Sagittarius.

Guy

[gone]

I am a Sagittarius.

Guy

There's your problem :D

It's been a while since I used Conti tubulars but 600 miles is awfully short. I recall getting at least 2-3 times that with no flats. IIRC, the tread was worn flat in the middle of the tire but that's it.

[djg]

I replaced my Conti 4000 tubie with a Conti Sprinter Gatorskin because I was getting flats. I was surprised to look at the rear tire before heading out on a ride today and find that on some of the tire the rubber is worn down and the casing under it is showing through.

Questions:
1) I have about 600 miles on these. Is that normal?

2) When do I retire them? when any casing is showing or when it flats or ...?

I ride at 110 PSI in back and 100psi in front. All miles are on smooth roads. I am 188lbs and a Sagittarius.

Guy

600 miles seems pretty darn quick to me -- no panic skid stops where you had to grab the brakes like crazy to avoid an SUV that was running a stop light?

[oldpotatoe]

I replaced my Conti 4000 tubie with a Conti Sprinter Gatorskin because I was getting flats. I was surprised to look at the rear tire before heading out on a ride today and find that on some of the tire the rubber is worn down and the casing under it is showing through.

Questions:
1) I have about 600 miles on these. Is that normal?

2) When do I retire them? when any casing is showing or when it flats or ...?

I ride at 110 PSI in back and 100psi in front. All miles are on smooth roads. I am 188lbs and a Sagittarius.

Guy

I use Sprinters and get many more miles on mine than 600(maybe 1500?).

Casing showing, time to retire that tire.

I am .1 offa ton and use 95 psi in both..

[Charles M]

Variable by temp for me (as 60 degree winter days can see one last 1500+ while 100degree plus days will run em out a lot quicker, but never 600. Not without locking em up on the brakes.

[TMB]

You should be be getting 2K to 2,500 miles out of that tire.

[retrogrouchy]

Running Veloflex Criteriums (which are pretty sticky, methinks), my 120-pound wife gets about 1500-2000 miles on a rear, maybe double that on a front. 600 miles sounds really low if you haven't ever skidded the tire.

[GuyGadois]

Well, that sucks. No skidding here. No unusually warm weather (its winter!). I don't over or under inflate.

I have another Sprinter Gatorskin. I'll try that one and compare mileage. 560 miles is pathetic IMHO.

Guy

[XTC]

Weight distribution on frame????