Okay another rubber rot question:
5100 miles on bike fyi
My stock Avon front is getting down to the wear indicators AND is showing the telltale cracks of dry rot.
HOWEVER, my pops gave me his stock front a long time ago that was from a 2006 Classic and it has been kept indoors and or in a garage for its entire "shelf" life...
IT DOES NOT SEEM TO SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF DRY ROT?!?!
So would y'all agree that the older but more tread having tire would be a good swap?
I can post pics of the dry rot on the sidewalls of MY stock tire and the complete lack thereof on the slightly older but completely unused one.
Also I want to put some slime for tubes in because of the age of the tubes and the fact that I may be making a long trip soon...
(for those of you keeping track I am still working on my plan for a cross country ride this fall/winter if things don't pan out soon here in northern Illinois...)
AND now for part B.
The rear is still looking good, How many miles are folks getting out of the stock rears, I wanted to replace both tires with better ones but it is just not in the cards financially...
If I do go on my trip, I will be a two wheeled "Rubber Tramp", working my way from town to town doing odd jobs and whatnot, so yeah, money is gonna be tight, kinda like hitch hiking but not quite... also I will hopefully ride through many towns where y'all live and get to meet some of the fine members of this site!