New tyres??

[k8srd]

How often should you change your tyres? Commute virgin and only started this year and not sure when they are done??

Thanks all

Scott

 

[Mr Pig]

Everybody's different. Some people run them until they're through to the string or have bulges out the side. I typically change them when the tread gets low.

The bottom line is that the thinner the tread area the more likely you are to get punctures. Also, the older the tyres the more likely you are to get cracks and bulges in them.

 

[4F]

When they start to puncture frequently.

 

[Fab Foodie]

When they start to puncture frequently.

Agreed...
or when you can see the casing!

 

[raindog]

Mine seem to last about 4000 ks depending on the make.

 

[briank]

How much of a hassle is it if you puncture on your way in to work? If arriving 10 mins late and grubby is a real problem then you can't wait till you puncture frequently, or at all. So when the tread's gone from a central strip around the tyre and that strip is perceptibly flattened off - bin 'em.
Or at least the back one.

 

[Mr Pig]

How much of a hassle is it if you puncture on your way in to work? If arriving 10 mins late and grubby is a real problem then you can't wait till you puncture frequently, or at all.

I agree. I time it to arrive at work ten minutes early just in case though.

 

[HJ]

When they start to puncture frequently.

+1

Also when they start to get squared off...

 

[gaz]

When the rims start making sparks.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

IME (5 months of commuting!) they last longer than the chain, my chain is now needing replacement. My tyres would still be fine (indeed Mr Houtkop's are) had I not managed to ride over a screw a good inch long and embed it in my tyre, which left a nice big hole!