How many miles do you get from your road bike tyres) 25x700c?

[HLaB]

Depends the brand and model etc. I think I got 5,000 miles out of 25mm GP4000s and still haven't replaced their replacement Pro 4 Endurance, IIRC when I had 23mm kyrlion (fore runner to endurance) I got 6000 out if the rear.

 

[S-Express]

No I just swapped them round, no new tyre.
I check them regularly and they are fine at the moment.

That's a bit uneccesary and won't result in either tyre wearing less quickly. Like jefmcg suggests, just bin the rear when it wears out, put the front on the rear and fit a new tyre on the front. You really don't want a worn tyre on the front of the bike.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm riding 4-5000 miles a year between two bikes, I'd expect a couple of years for the front and a year for a back. My normal routine for both bikes is to buy a new tyre every year, put it on the front and put the old front on the rear and ditch the old rear. And yes I've worn bike tyres out in the past.

 

[Globalti]

superglue in the nicks helps longevity and your rides sans crevaison...

I've tried this and it doesn't work. Can we add it to that list of cycle folklore that doesn't work?

 

[mjr]

I've tried this and it doesn't work. Can we add it to that list of cycle folklore that doesn't work?

Yeah. It needs to be shoe repair rubber. Super glue dries hard.

 

[SWSteve]

3 years/several KMs on a GP4000S, I don't know how long the Grand Prix GT tyre will last, it's been on the bike for 2 years and looks barely worn (and I have cycled on it...)

 

[Ajax Bay]

3 years/several KMs on a GP4000S

Need a distance, Steve, for your post to be of any use.

 

[nickyboy]

Or you could be a heavier rider.

Now that's rich!

 

[Fab Foodie]

I find some light grippy ones wear out faster than tougher more durable ones. I don't measure kms or miles, I'm not that anal.

 

[confusedcyclist]

I'll echo that most of mine get damaged by road surface, serious cuts or tears in side wall or surface before the rubber is worn.

 

[jefmcg]

I find some light grippy ones wear out faster than tougher more durable ones. I don't measure kms or miles, I'm not that anal.

I resemble that remark!

I only keep track because you get it nearly for free with strava

 

[Tim Hall]

Yeah. It needs to be shoe repair rubber. Super glue dries hard.

Ah.l I'd found the super glue dries hard bit, I hadn't thought of shoe repair stuff (of which I have a tube) as a replacement. Thanks.

 

[mjr]

I only keep track because you get it nearly for free with strava

I use a private tracking app, but I rarely note which bike did which day.

 

[mjr]

Ah.l I'd found the super glue dries hard bit, I hadn't thought of shoe repair stuff (of which I have a tube) as a replacement. Thanks.

If it's the sort of tyre where the rubber sort of peels back from a cut (most often in the centre tread if there's a puncture resistance layer beneath IME), it can be rather difficult to get it non-lumpy even then. Probably worth filling small stab holes, though.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I resemble that remark!

I only keep track because you get it nearly for free with strava

Life's too short however you get the data. Well mine's too shot anyhow!