Do I need new tires??
We recently purchased a new/used 2008 Hitch Hiker II 32.5 UKTG. It does not appear to have many miles on it and the tires appear to be in excellent condition. However, we are planning a summer trip t...
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I was fine with keeping them, assuming weekend trips to the local CG, till you got to the Alaska part.
I think you are more likely to blow a tire on a potole riddled urban street in the lower 48, where a tire store in seldom more than a mile away, but doing a long trip North, where even fuel stations can be more than 100 miles apart, is another story. Blow a tire there because you are riding on old rubber & you will wish that you had bought new quality rubber for the trip real fast.
I think you are more likely to blow a tire on a potole riddled urban street in the lower 48, where a tire store in seldom more than a mile away, but doing a long trip North, where even fuel stations can be more than 100 miles apart, is another story. Blow a tire there because you are riding on old rubber & you will wish that you had bought new quality rubber for the trip real fast.
