7 years old new tires. Say what?

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7 years old new tires. Say what?

11 Aug 2007 14:47

Gotta question. bought this bike and has new tires. Well, new 7 years ago. the guy got a quarter of a season on them before he parked the bike. So the threads are like new. But, they seem a little dry. I'd be a little dry too if I didn't get any action in seven years, but that's not the point! Should I replace them? I'm affraid they are going to explode on me while riding.

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11 Aug 2007 14:52

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BE AFRAID BE DEATHLY AFRAID,,:laugh: :laugh: . Seriously, if there is ANY doubt in your mind change them, the last thing you want to do is be riding around with bad tires on your mind.
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11 Aug 2007 15:54

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my 76 kz had an OLD tire on the front. the previous owner never changed it so who knows how old it was. i looked it over, saw no cracks and left it on there. that was 3 years ago. the first thing a tire does is crack. if no cracks, start out slow and see how it works. at least in my humble opinion. good luck either way.

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11 Aug 2007 18:03

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I agree with milkman that you should change your tire. It's for your peace of mind and we all need that when we ride.
I also agree with with arobsum. I have an old tire on the front of my bike, but it was not cracked and I gently put 200 miles on the bike around the neighborhood before it was street legal. :whistle:
I still have that tire on today, 15,000 miles later, no problems and I'm not worried.

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11 Aug 2007 18:14

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My 650b has a "new" Chen Shing tire on it that I can't find on the Web anywhere anymore. It's riding fine, but then I'm not a radical rider. It has a nice old style tread that seems to work well in gravel.

Do as you think best. Any tire can give out at any time due to any number of reasons.

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Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.

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11 Aug 2007 18:19

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tires are cheap,emergency rooms and funerals are expensive;) (TM)

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11 Aug 2007 18:39

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N0NB wrote:

My 650b has a "new" Chen Shing tire....

"Assuming" you know that "Chen Shing" and "Hindu" are the respective Chinese and Indian words for "chicken shit." :lol:

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11 Aug 2007 19:06

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I find nothing wrong with Cheng Shin tires. My rear tire lasted a long time, despite being told by some "know-it-all" in our riders group that the tire would self destruct in 5k miles if it didn't cause me to crash first. BAH! I replaced it 13,000 miles later when it was finally worn out with the same tire.

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11 Aug 2007 19:10

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cheng shins are decent tires for the money. if you are an aggressive rider you might want to step up to dunlop or something. the last 4 tires i have bought for my last 3 bikes were cheng shins. no problems.

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11 Aug 2007 21:47

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Be suprize of how many tires sit on the racks for years before you buy them. And I also have rode tires with plugs in them for years. Deep deep cracks or brick shape bald tires should be changed.

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11 Aug 2007 21:55

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Do you like to fly? I See this alot of times.

Pic to big.

As Stephen Sondheim put it, Every Day a Little Death.

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11 Aug 2007 22:18

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