retromlc Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 I checked the date stamps on the bike, the bike is a '13 and tyres are 2011 and 2012, I guess they should be replaced with new rubber, although they have virtually no wear, thoughts??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 I despair..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamferret Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 When you are 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Ah that was 5 yrs ago, tbh I'd never really thought about how old they were as they"look" new , so it's a yes then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totty79 Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Partly depends on storage, as some of the ageing is from uv. 6 years is the common advice for road vehicles, no idea for trials most are worn out in under a year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc21 Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 If you have a buddy with relatively new tires on their bike you could compare them... If they seem a lot harder then maybe change them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Where I live, the only time my trials tyres see daylight is when I'm out riding and it takes about 5 years from new for Michelin X11 to go hard enough to noticeably lose performance and about 15 years to when they start falling apart 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markparrish Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 14 hours ago, teamferret said: When you are 50. 55, surely? - unless they are the Lite version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faussy Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Depends how competitive you are. I can notice a slight hardening of the rubber to the touch after a year. I can notice a slight performance drop in a couple of years old tyre, but i typically practice on tyres 5 or so years old and they are more than adequate. I have tyres on my older bikes over 10 years old that do the job of thrashing about, but if i was going to compete on them id put on a fresher tyre Edited May 12, 2020 by faussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 The ones I have are probably more the acceptable, but I think I'll put new ones on to eliminate any excuses ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai-ty Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/11/2020 at 11:38 PM, retromlc said: I checked the date stamps on the bike, the bike is a '13 and tyres are 2011 and 2012, I guess they should be replaced with new rubber, although they have virtually no wear, thoughts??? Thoughts? Its not a road bike, you are not travelling along tarmac at 60mph, save some money and give them a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I've had the bike from. almost new, only 30hr on meter,most things have no wear but just doing a refresh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I wouldn't change them till the winter,they'll be fine in the dry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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