help on tyres NEEDED

CUBEical

hi there i have recently bruaght a second hand cube with xking continental tyres on the front one is perfect but the back the middle tread seems to be broken at a diagonal off , was wondering what courses this (road riding ? skids ?) and the main question is should i swap the front perfect one with the back or leave it on the front ? hope you understand fully is it better to have good thread on the front or back, failing that i have seen some mountain kings 2 with inner tubes on ebay brand new that i might just replace the lot but untill then i want to know what would be better to put the best tyre on the front or back thanks guys

mcnultycop

Best one on the front.

CUBEical

mcnultycop wrote:

Best one on the front.

thanks just what i thought do you know what coursed it ?is it to much road use or was it user miss use ie skids ?

The Rookie

CAUSED and it's TREAD......

Photo would help, but yes lots of rear wheel lockups can do that....

cooldad

Rears wear quicker than fronts.

CUBEical

The Beginner wrote:

CAUSED and it's TREAD......

Photo would help, but yes lots of rear wheel lockups can do that....

cant help being dyslexic .... but nvm thanks for advice im not at home at moment but will get a picture up asap as it does not look natural so maybe the previous owner liked to lock back wheel up. while we are on the subject of tyres, shall i get a more suited road bike tyre or would the mountain kings 2 be an ok all rounder i will be on the roads 75% of the time . will it be best to get mountain tyers instead of a new xking?

The Rookie

What sort of offroad?
Maybe something like a Schwalbe Sammy Slick would suite?

gt-arrowhead

cooldad wrote:

Rears wear quicker than fronts.

+1

Ive noticed this too. The difference in wear is actually quite large. After about 100 miles on brand new slicks, you can see the difference on the surface of the tyre, especially since the Michelins have a mould line straight down the centre of the tyre. That mould line is almost as new on the front tyre and it is now non existent on the rear, and i havent had a single lock up on either tyre yet.

njee20

You're putting all your power through the rear and most of your weight is on it too, stands to reason!

CUBEical

njee20 wrote:

You're putting all your power through the rear and most of your weight is on it too, stands to reason!

i agree with you on that, if i could just make up my mind on what to do shall i spend £17 on a new xking
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Continental-C ... 43bb693cf8
for the back ,and use it on the roads 75% of the time the rest trails ,

or should i

spend £30 on a new set of mountain kings 2 and 2 continental inner tubes
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400468370166? ... 1438.l2649

What you wrecon ? would the mountain kings suit more for what ill be doing road 75% xc/off road 25% ????

Thanks guys

Giraffoto

CUBEical wrote:

cant help being dyslexic

I notice you spelt that easy enough

CUBEical

Giraffoto wrote:

CUBEical wrote:

cant help being dyslexic

I notice you spelt that easy enough

well when you grow up and you say that you are people always ask you to spell it you kind of pic it up , i do go threw and correct most of my text on here with spell check but sometimes you do not get them all

njee20

To be fair what you write is generally spelled right, it's just the wrong words.

Threw = through
Bellow = below
courses = causes
thread = tread

Anyway, we're going (even more) OT.

CUBEical

njee20 wrote:

To be fair what you write is generally spelled right, it's just the wrong words.

Threw = through
Bellow = below
courses = causes
thread = tread

Anyway, we're going (even more) OT.

lol i had actually got it right in the beginning . i am dyslexic and have to use the spell checker allot of the time so excuse me if i miss a red line out never my intention but i thought this was a website to seek advice on bikes not grammar never knew the biking community was like being in high school nit picking all the while

The Rookie

The bike help we are here to provide, the extra help we provide as a fringe benefit - it was meant to help, not to insult or otherwise upset you.....

My daughter is dyslexic.

CUBEical

The Beginner wrote:

The bike help we are here to provide, the extra help we provide as a fringe benefit - it was meant to help, not to insult or otherwise upset you.....

My daughter is dyslexic.

lol ok..... fringe benefits are a good thing :roll:

nicklouse

CUBEical wrote:

The Beginner wrote:

CAUSED and it's TREAD......

Photo would help, but yes lots of rear wheel lockups can do that....

cant help being dyslexic .... but nvm thanks for advice im not at home at moment but will get a picture up asap as it does not look natural so maybe the previous owner liked to lock back wheel up. while we are on the subject of tyres, shall i get a more suited road bike tyre or would the mountain kings 2 be an ok all rounder i will be on the roads 75% of the time . will it be best to get mountain tyers instead of a new xking?

Dyslexia is not something to use as an excuse.

just take your time and use a spell checker.

in he world of the written word no one cares who or what you are but they do care how things read.

good headings and clear questions get good results rather than lessons in how to ask a question or how to spell.

and if you are using a device with predictive text turn it off. and re read your posts before pressing send.

as one Dyslexic to an other.

CUBEical

nicklouse wrote:

CUBEical wrote:

The Beginner wrote:

CAUSED and it's TREAD......

Photo would help, but yes lots of rear wheel lockups can do that....

cant help being dyslexic .... but nvm thanks for advice im not at home at moment but will get a picture up asap as it does not look natural so maybe the previous owner liked to lock back wheel up. while we are on the subject of tyres, shall i get a more suited road bike tyre or would the mountain kings 2 be an ok all rounder i will be on the roads 75% of the time . will it be best to get mountain tyers instead of a new xking?

Dyslexia is not something to use as an excuse.

just take your time and use a spell checker.

in he world of the written word no one cares who or what you are but they do care how things read.

good headings and clear questions get good results rather than lessons in how to ask a question or how to spell.

and if you are using a device with predictive text turn it off. and re read your posts before pressing send.

as one Dyslexic to an other.

Ok thanks for the advice , will do my best .

cooldad

To be fair to Nick, it's not his dyslexia we have a problem with, it's that bloody northern accent.

lostboysaint

cooldad wrote:

To be fair to Nick, it's not his dyslexia we have a problem with, it's that bloody northern accent.

Disappointed that you didn't say "it's that he's a pompous arse".

cooldad

lostboysaint wrote:

cooldad wrote:

To be fair to Nick, it's not his dyslexia we have a problem with, it's that bloody northern accent.

Disappointed that you didn't say "it's that he's a pompous ars*".

I hope you just missed a smiley there.

Phil63

I haven't laughed so much in ages, to think the guy only asked about some tyres. (oh, and before I posted this I read, re-read, re-read and eh, re-read)

Chunkers1980

To be fair he's asked a bit everywhere.

nicklouse

cooldad wrote:

lostboysaint wrote:

cooldad wrote:

To be fair to Nick, it's not his dyslexia we have a problem with, it's that bloody northern accent.

Disappointed that you didn't say "it's that he's a pompous ars*".

I hope you just missed a smiley there.

right you orrible southerners time to end this topic.

mmm I am now south of most of the forum.