How many tyres are in your bike shed?

[totallyfixed]

This is the cause of some embarrassment, but those who have been on my CC rides and returned for a cuppa and cake at our place will know the truth of this. At last count, including tyres on bikes and spare wheels I think it is 108 . On a more positive note we have started a spring clean early.

 

[The_Cycling_Scientist]

Don't own a shed but in my cupboard where all my tools and bike parts I have two standard (1986) Micheline stock tires (probably not ridable but still stock parts and something to keep as a souvenir two crappy £10 Kendals that are as good as a chocolate teapot in the wet or poor conditions and I think bits of an old 28x622c tire from an old MTB :P just can't face myself to throw out the crap tires haha though I also have my original moleskin seat from the day my bike was built

 

[Accy cyclist]

Six on my bikes and four in the backyard waiting for recycling.

 

[LimeBurn]

15

 

[brand]

One 2.35 big apple which wouldn't quite fit my Travelmaster because it has a Dutch Nurses lock (don't ask me) on the rear wheel.

A pair of 2.15 big apples one of which I will use to replace the rear Marathon Mondial on the Travelmaster.

A Marathon Mondial.

A pair of Kenda tyres I bought off eBay for , I think £8 including delivery. Bought because they had Panracer flataway puncture protection inserts which I used on other tyres. Must put them on freecycle (the Kendas).

One virtually worn out Marathon plus because I forgot to reverse them and therefore another Marathon plus as it was nearly as cheap to buy two as one.

A pair of 16" Marathon Plus, for one of my trailers, which I have decided to sell....so waste of money...trailer and tyres..... must sell, anyone?

One city jet, not sure why.

Finally what appears to be extremely well made Thai tyre, used by previous owner of bike when he was travelling through Africa. Because "African tyres are terrible". He had been cycling through Asia so this was his back up, which he had to use. Can't be bothered to go and check, think it was called a Camel.

I will add a spare pair of Schwalbe spikes if a pair come up cheap enough. Obviously I don't need them if they start gritting rural back roads or if global warming speeds up.

I just remembered I have a pair of solids. 100% puncture proof, staggeringly noisey and very scary on corners. Apart from that they are the best tyres you can buy....in my village.

 

[brand]

Don't own a shed but in my cupboard where all my tools and bike parts I have two standard (1986) Micheline stock tires (probably not ridable but still stock parts and something to keep as a souvenir two crappy £10 Kendals that are as good as a chocolate teapot in the wet or poor conditions and I think bits of an old 28x622c tire from an old MTB :P just can't face myself to throw out the crap tires haha though I also have my original moleskin seat from the day my bike was built

Moleskin seat? Literally? I gave my daughters mole traps for their birthdays. I may ask for them back.

 

[vorsprung]

Loads

That's how many I have too

 

[brand]

oh yes..........2x 26x1.75 Schwalbe studded Marathon winter tyres arrived yesterday

Bit late!! I bought mine 3 years ago and got a good 3 weeks of pub and back on them. Now that global warming has started I would have let you have mine at half.....ish price.

 

[Crankarm]

None as my bike is kept inside the house and wheels, tyres, spare parts etc in the garage. Well I do have a rather large box and tool box in the spare room for most used consumable parts e.g. tubes, cables, brake blocks, bar tape, etc.

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

2.1 sport contacts on the MTB
Some schwalbe big apples bought but not fitted
Felt AW 25mm on the roadie
Michelin pros 23mm on the fixie
2 pairs of vittoria rubinos 25mm all brand new
That makes 6 pairs total.

 

[The_Cycling_Scientist]

Moleskin seat? Literally? I gave my daughters mole traps for their birthdays. I may ask for them back.

That's what I was told when I bought it, I'm sure that's what I was reading up about online for the old Peugeot bikes, it;s like a suede material.. very hard and no padding at all though, so it wasn't my cup of tea as it seemed like it drank the water when it rained and stored it to soak your bottom upon riding 3days later! haha

 

[Flying Dodo]

I had a quick check in the garage this afternoon, and counted 45. Just under half are on bikes, some are studded tyres on spare wheels ready to be swapped for when we get snow, others are normal spares whilst the rest are either cheap tyres originally fitted to some of the bikes when purchased and removed, or surplus tyres which no longer have bikes, such as some 27".

 

[tyred]

ENough to stock a small bike shop.

 

[ayceejay]

Easy - two (just in case she might be reading this)
That is two plus the secret ones.
How many Hail Mary's is that father?

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

Easy - two (just in case she might be reading this)
That is two plus the secret ones.
How many Hail Mary's is that father?

I find myself sneaking loads in ha ha. Night shifts are great, I'm at home for postie but she's at work so I can get them hidden before she gets in