My tyre had negative tread after the good weather on Sunday

Baffles me why people are so negligent with tyres. You had 1mm left which is dangerous and obviously going end up illegal but went for a ride. No wonder the tyre ended up like it was.

One thing I will say, on eds artnw weekend last April, I was convinced I had at least 1000 miles left ( approx 3-4 mm left), but after 300 miles it suddenly wore the last bit out really fast, it squared off really fast too.

I had to change them when I got home.

[andrewsmith]

Good going!

Originally Posted by Girth

Baffles me why people are so negligent with tyres. You had 1mm left which is dangerous and obviously going end up illegal but went for a ride. No wonder the tyre ended up like it was.

I'll admit I've done it when it was close (sv4me will know when this was) and sort of knew after the first verge surf and backing it in through the boarders

Still green laned quite well- twice

Originally Posted by Girth

Baffles me why people are so negligent with tyres. You had 1mm left which is dangerous and obviously going end up illegal but went for a ride. No wonder the tyre ended up like it was.

not an internet argument type of person but, bike was in garage, sun was out, testosterone levels were high and the day ended up being longer than expected.

to be fair it went from 1mm positive to 1mm negative tread in about 150 miles and i presume when you get to 0mm tread there must be at least 1mm thickness of rubber before the metal cord, so 3mm in total disappeared in 150 miles.

I was not expecting a wear ratio of 1mm every 50 miles.

Was fun, still alive and i have 8mm of tread again so i presume i have at least 400 miles till sparks fly again.

To be fair mate you still should of ridden that straight to the tyre shop if open or not gone out. After your pre ride checks, Girth post is quite a honest and shared view.
For your safety and others. where luck not to of been stopped whiles out.

What is this about? I'm on the train, reception poo. Am I right this is a I have dodgy tyre thread. Really? Wow. Change it.

tyres do wear down really fast once they get low on tread. i had a tyre down to that level once....not had the pleasure of wearing a tyre out since early 2010, i keep getting nasty punctures that cant be fixed =[

dont understand. i change my tyres at about 2mm and certainally dont take them to the 1mm limit.

tyres are the cheapest thing on your bike/car after brakes imo?

I thought the one I'm about to change was bad!

Originally Posted by Reeder

I thought the one I'm about to change was bad!

+1
I've just gone onto the low wear indicator on the rear, the mm above that doesnt seem to have lasted very long at all but Im now constantly aware of my rear tyres condition I'd hang my head in shame if I were to have an incident based on my poor planning regarding a replacement.

New rubber already sat waiting on the shelf just need a weekend now to be able to get them sorted, the remaining 120miles I've got to ride this week I'll be very concious of the risk and would definetly not be taking it out for a hoon.