Tires

phillyg wrote:
I don't understand when I hear about Michelins, or any other good truck tire, only lasting 30,000 miles. I've never gotten less than 60,000 miles from Michelins on any of my vehicles.

You would be lucky to get 30K if you were in PA. Here the state does a little trick to a lot of the secondary highways called tar and chip. After the asphalt is a few years old they spray tar, then spread a layer of limestone chips the size of a pea an inch thick. A thin layer of those sticks and for at least a year the surface is like 10 grit sandpaper. They also have a high traction asphalt mix used on curves, 500 yd aprons before stoplights, and hills, that is especially abrasive. Add to that the amount of hills amd curves.

On a side note you have to be super diligent come summer if you ride a bike, it can get a little hairy once tar and chip season starts. I dumped Harleys twice because of the gravel left behind after a tar and chip job.

Of course your going to get better mileage from tires in a state like FL with no hills and very few curves, along with no snow that requires traction materials to be dumped on ice in the winter. Tire wear varies with the region you're using them in.

I need tires right now after about 34K with Bridgestone Duravis that are a great tire. I could probably go another 12K-15K but know its time when I can feel the reduced tread depth in a hard rain. I've not ever had a tire last more than 30K-40K on a 4wd truck here in western / central PA with a medium aggressive on/off road tread. Michelins and Goodyear I have found to be the worst. Better riding and quieter but thats comes from having a soft compound.