New ones needed?

[Weaselinsuit]

I think I already know the answer but second opinions welcome.

Rear:



Front:

 

[Andrew Shadow]

Nah, those are fine- only at the wear bars. Why waste good rubber? Wait until they are like this!

 

[Oldbikefixr]

I think I already know the answer but second opinions welcome.

Rear:



Front:

These are 12/F/50/8 tires. Guaranteed to fail at midnight Friday, fifty miles from the nearest available service, which doesn't open until 8 am on Monday.

 

[Tor]

Nah, those are fine- only at the wear bars. Why waste good rubber? Wait until they are like this!

Or this…a little friction graining toward the edges, but other than that…..



I got rescued off the mountain.

 

[Weaselinsuit]

I looked at the back tire, top pic, and just kicked myself.

 

[Erdoc48]

You guys run them down pretty hard. I usually replace at 2/32, so in general there’s still some tread pattern present. I never brought them down to the cords.

 

[SMSW]

I would never take tires down that far, unless I were on my way home from an extended trip. Our Highlander has 3 to 4/32" of tread left - not measured over the wear bars. Two weeks ago, I hydroplaned twice on the freeway in a downpour. Easy to back off the speed in a car, not so on a bike.

 

[Tor]

I would never take tires down that far, unless I were on my way home from an extended trip. Our Highlander has 3 to 4/32" of tread left - not measured over the wear bars. Two weeks ago, I hydroplaned twice on the freeway in a downpour. Easy to back off the speed in a car, not so on a bike.

which is why I called my wife to bring a trailer. There was no way I was going to ride her home. Wasn’t bad at all when I left home, but went down very fast when I started carving VNC mountain roads.

 

[Weaselinsuit]

New ones ordered. Michelin Pilot Road 5 GT's. Wasn't an expense I was expecting, but should have been if I'd been paying attention.

 

[dduelin]

I would never take tires down that far, unless I were on my way home from an extended trip. Our Highlander has 3 to 4/32" of tread left - not measured over the wear bars. Two weeks ago, I hydroplaned twice on the freeway in a downpour. Easy to back off the speed in a car, not so on a bike.

Bikes aren’t prone to hydroplane in conditions that a car or SUV might. The shape of the contact patches is dramatically different. Still, so far I’ve never worn a bike tire bald for fear of riding one in the rain. The wear bars give plenty of warning.

 

[SMSW]

Bikes aren’t prone to hydroplane in conditions that a car or SUV might. The shape of the contact patches is dramatically different. Still, so far I’ve never worn a bike tire bald for fear of riding one in the rain. The wear bars give plenty of warning.

I understand that, and while I certainly slow down on the bike in rain and ride in car's wipes, I would feel VERY uncomfortable knowing I was a 32nd or two above the wear bars. And it seems I only get caught in frog chokers, never just a lite rain. And it is clear to me that the reason I hydroplaned in the car was because I (and traffic) was going too fast for conditions.