09-01-2018, 08:03 PM
So I've been waiting for a long time for the original Metz tires to wear out. A couple of weeks ago I went for a 300 mile ride and at the end decided that I was done waiting. Put on the Bridgestone T31 tires that have been in the garage all summer just waiting.
As a side note, the T31 rear was about as hard to get on as anything I've ever done. There is very little dish to the rear rim, and it was a rough stretch to get the second bead on there.
Anyway, after the change I'm putting the old tire outside and look what I see:
![[Image: IMG_3655.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/i-D9Mrf8c/0/d70bb2b9/O/IMG_3655.jpg)
That's the most I've ever worn out a tire. Got 9000 miles out of them, so that's good. The front was all cupped up and handled like crap. Nice to have new rubber on there and that new feeling again.
As a side note, the T31 rear was about as hard to get on as anything I've ever done. There is very little dish to the rear rim, and it was a rough stretch to get the second bead on there.
Anyway, after the change I'm putting the old tire outside and look what I see:
That's the most I've ever worn out a tire. Got 9000 miles out of them, so that's good. The front was all cupped up and handled like crap. Nice to have new rubber on there and that new feeling again.