How long do your tyres live??

just wondering what sort of life expectancy you guys had on tires (back ones obviously) - i seem to be chewing through them at a steady pace which is bad news considering my student budget! maybe i just need to take a chiller on the skidding...

edit for the pedantics ;)

how long does your tires live?

'People called Romanes they go the house'?

My back tyre lives forever.

andrewleitch86 My back tyre lives forever.

Your back tyre learns how to fly - HIGH! (?)

my back tyre has a half life of 43 seconds

For me...

Michelin - 5 days max
Gatorskin's - 2 weeks (weapon of choice)
Verdestien's - over 2 weeks but no more than 3
Schwalbe stelvios - 10 days
I hate Armadillos so I don't use them.

so basically your bike journeys are just one huge skid? :)

run a brake and save money.

+1 schwalbe's are shit

gatorskins last the longest, a month record

1yr

yeah thats right

ok so thats kinda cheating

not so long now without brakes
but i dont skid all that much, just for fun

you ride brakeless and don't skid much?

yeah magic eh!

i skip stop or just slow down a bit at lights and such, its all about the flow
and i use a little mind control to make sure people leave gaps for me

I skid for fun!
I just have a lot of fun.
Also, I don't just travel on my bike.

how long would rubinos last on your bike i wonder andy

I'll be happy to test them! As long as I don't have to pay for the tyre....

Old picture... but i remember i still managed to ride back home from Covent Garden to Stockwell - thanks to Mr. Tuffy!!!

so that's what the tat is 4 :P

shortest was 4 days! (bike polo helped the carnage)
longest is a month or so.
I'm riding cheapo DEDA's from condor now, and they seem to be quite resistant.

I ride brakeless but don't skid much - more skipping and hockey stops. Get abou 3 - 4 months out of a rubino pro. Mind you I am generally pretty friendly to bike parts.

I ride brakeless but don't skid much - more skipping and hockey stops. Get abou 3 - 4 months out of a rubino pro. Mind you I am generally pretty friendly to bike parts.

I ride brakeless but don't skid much - more skipping and hockey stops. Get abou 3 - 4 months out of a rubino pro. Mind you I am generally pretty friendly to bike parts.

Pardon? :)

what's a hockey stop?

what's a hockey stop?

what's a hockey stop?

I use Vittorias, Rubino's and Zaffiro's, last for yonks!

i really dont get to ride all that much
working from home means no commute

im just in front of the sewing machine alot at the moment
i still try to go out every day at least for a bit

sob sob