Hello, As long as the tubies look fine I'll do more than one race on them. When they start to look worn or the tread looks thin I remove them and use them as race spares, already glued and stretched.

Styrrell

I borrowed a friend's P3 for an Oly-distance event last year. The course had some hills and one pretty significant descent. I picked up the bike from this guy and the tires were beyond belief. The tread was peeling up all over the place and cords were showing everywhere. These were some high-end Conti tubulars on a Zipp 404 front and Zipp disc in the back.

Well, I thought I was gonna die. But I rode them. And after a while, I decided to forget about them and I bombed the course as hard as I could go ... including that wicked descent. I understand that guy finally changed out those tires a few months back. They never flatted. He just decided it was finally time. Hmmmm. I wonder what convinced him ... after 4 years?

Bob C.