10-22-2018, 01:00 PM
(10-22-2018, 07:17 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: During today's ride I noticed that my rear tire is down to bare cords. It wasn't that way when I left the house, but midway through the ride, yep, there it was, an inch-wide band of exposed silver running nearly the entire diameter of the tire. The front tire shows almost no wear, but it's extremely cupped. I'll go ahead and replace both tires.
Two questions...
First, what is the most durable tire available for this bike? I'm talking a high-mileage touring tire. I don't care about sticky tires here. I just want the things to last as long as possible.
Now, here's the stupid question. This 2017 CB1100 EX is my first bike with inner tubes. When replacing the tires, should I also always replace the inner tubes, or is this unnecessary?
The comment about inner tubes got me thinking. Aside from using Slime, what do
I do if I have a flat? With a tubeless tire, I just could just use a plug, quick and easy, if not recommended. Plugs won’t work with tubes. To replace the tube, you need to break the beade, and that’s a big job.