Tire wear and suspension problems…
Jul 27th, 2010 by Leo
It’s a good time of year to put some serious miles on your tires (when the weather is under a 100), and if you’re a corner speed junky, you may be getting some serious tire wear. It’s probably a good things to be able to scrub off some serious rubber because it exposes the fresher (stickier) rubber underneath; but there might by something in the wear pattern that your bike is trying to tell you…
Cue Dave Moss, setup specialist extraordinaire. Here he walks the viewer through some common wear patterns and their causes. If you’re new to this then you should know that even experienced riders often find these discussions hard to follow… But if you’re interested, check out the video above, and the if you’re still interested you can watch Dave Moss do his thing in the two videos below.
The bottom line for most of us is: you need to look for is even wear across and around the tire. When there is intermittent wear, it’s a potential sign of a suspension “problem.” I say “problem” because it doesn’t mean your bike is not fit to ride, just that with a bit of adjustment it could handle better than it does currently…
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