When is it time to throw out that old tyre....

[runner]

Just changing a puncture this afternoon and as is the first rule of all cycling enthusiasts when repairing a puncture..check the tyre! I found the piece of glass that had caused the puncture but on closer inspection and going around the tyre I found another piece of glass stuck in the tyre....and then another ...and then another. I removed them all with the use of a safety pin but you get the picture the tyre was embedded with small pieces of very small glass which presumably will in time work through to the tube and hey presto...another puncture. So the question is do I need to buy a new tyre as I presume the tyre is picking up excessive glass although it does not look worn..or do I just do as I have done a really good inspection remove all the bits I can see and use again...for your info the tyre is a conti gatorskin

 

[DCLane]

You shouldn't need to. It may be that you've gone over a lot of glass or a patch of glass repeatedly, such as a commute.

I've kept a few tyres I was going to throw out and they've gone onto the Lethal Impact bike to keep the philosphy of 'use donated or s/hand parts' I had when I was building it.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I just check my tyres for glass after every seven commutes to clean the glass out of my tyres.

 

[baldycyclist]

make a belt out if it?

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

No commuting p*nct*r*s since 2010,Started records of this in 2009.

One was a slow one after draughting a bus in Walthamstow and hitting a pothole and the second one was caused by a rear brake block rubbing on the tyre.(Stratford).So im doing something right,had two in Thailand last year though.Means I've had two commuting p*ct*r*s in the last 4 years of commuting.(Almost 800 commutes)

 

[biggs682]

not worth the walk home