How often do you check your tires for debris?

[fossyant]

Regularly check, but not every week. Whoops

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Sounds like the rear wheel has been locked up, best not to do that if you value your tires.

Skidding is fun

 

[Blurb]

Well I only brush the tyres clean every now and then. Read this thread, went and found some stuff stuck in the rear tyre, tried to dig it out and not sure if I got it or pushed it in! Deflated and reflated the tyre whilst fiddling with it, so now making sure spare tube\pump\patches are ready just in case. Whoever coined the phrase ignorance is bliss may have been on to something!!

 

[Hip Priest]

Well I only brush the tyres clean every now and then. Read this thread, went and found some stuff stuck in the rear tyre, tried to dig it out and not sure if I got it or pushed it in! Deflated and reflated the tyre whilst fiddling with it, so now making sure spare tube\pump\patches are ready just in case. Whoever coined the phrase ignorance is bliss may have been on to something!!

Indeed.

All the bits of stone and glass in my tyres have formed a puncture-proof barrier.

 

[sabian92]

Probably not as often as I should to be honest. I do it every so often but not every ride or every week.

 

[HLaB]

I've never been one for routines, I'm just in the habit of spinning my wheels occasionally.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Once a week.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Didn't realise that this was common practise, will start doing it when I get my new tyres. While I'm on the subject of new tyres, does anyone have any recommendations of a nice, fairly inexpensive, pair? 700x23c please.

 

[inkd]

As with a few others, once a week whilst cleaning and relubing.

 

[ianrauk]

Didn't realise that this was common practise, will start doing it when I get my new tyres. While I'm on the subject of new tyres, does anyone have any recommendations of a nice, fairly inexpensive, pair? 700x23c please.

Vittiria Rubinos - awesome tyres for the price (£11.17 at Wiggle) (and available in red to match your bike)

 

[Cyclopathic]

Absolutely never. I just trust that the accumulation of crap will reach saturation point and achieve some sort of equilibrium. I take the view that by removing a benign, rounded piece of rock or glass I am just making a space for a more problematic piece to embed itself.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Almost never

 

[Col5632]

I checked my tyres last night and barely found anything...gutted

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Vittiria Rubinos - awesome tyres for the price (£11.17 at Wiggle) (and available in red to match your bike)

Thanks Ian, will give these tyres a try

 

[ianrauk]

Thanks Ian, will give these tyres a try

Good - just remember to check the tyre regularly for debris and they will last a long while.