Old tires?
How can I tell if my tires are getting old? They have about 30000 mi on them. The tread still looks OK. The sidewalls look OK, but I don't really know what to look for. These are Karrier Loadstars.
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drsteve wrote:Terryallan wrote:waynefi wrote:
There's another way of looking at this. If a tire fails in 3 years of normal use, it was defective anyway. Age had nothing to do with it. If it's still OK after 3, you got a good one. Keep it for 3 more.
I'll admit that 8 might be pushing it.
Not so. ALL of my TT tires blew in their 4th year. That is why I won't allow 4 year old tire on my TT any more. Not even on the spare rim.
You have had the worst luck of anyone with TT tires.
It is not great, But I have talked to people with worse luck. A fellow I know puts new tires on every 2 years, no matter what. And to be honest. I'm tempted myself.
And I know people who never worry about their tires, and have never had a flat. Just walk by, kick them, load up and go. Don't even own a pressure gage, or compressor.
