How many miles are you getting out of your rear tire?

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Seems like I may get only about 800-1000 miles from my rear Maxis Holy rollers. Other tires I used on my rear have wore out fast. Front tires hardly seem to wear.
I was wondering how many miles should I expect from rear bicycle tires that have a rear hub motor? How many miles are you getting?
 
Recently replaced a rear 26" CST Cyclops with about 4k fast, heavy, harsh, miles on it. 'Believe I posted a pic of it in a thread bout 2 months ago?

I remember thinking around 1k it might not make it much further but in the end it proved 4x what it "seemed" would last.
 
I got about 2500 miles out of my first two sets of Bontrager comfort Hard Case tires in the 26 x 1.95 flavor. After that all of the glass I rode through began to filter through so I got lots of flats so I just replaced the tires. I have over 4K on this set of the same tire and they are looking like I will need to replace them soon. I quit riding in a couple of lengths of road and I don't have the glass or flat problems any longer. Only flats I have had lately were due to the tire slipping on the rim during braking and pulling the valve stem off the tube. Naturally they quit making the tire so I will have to find something else to fit under the fenders. I only have 1/8th inch of clearance so I will need to be picky or get bigger fenders.
 
If you guys got that many miles out of the rear, how many miles did you get out of the front assuming the same tire?

I guess a good way to compare is how many times faster does the rear tires wear then the fronts.
 
EdwardNY said:
If you guys got that many miles out of the rear, how many miles did you get out of the front assuming the same tire?

I guess a good way to compare is how many times faster does the rear tires wear then the fronts.
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The old motorcycle rule of thumb is that front tires usually last 3-4x longer/farther than rear. Bicycles/eBikes appear to be in that ballpark IMO.
 
1000 maybe slightly more, I have 5100 miles on my Mipower just a little over a year old, I'm running Kenda'a 838's 26x195's.
I think I average 1 flat every 1000 miles as well, non in the front tire yet.
I'm going to check into those Bontrangers mentioned in this thread 2500 miles , wow !
 
Are those holy rollers a sticky compound? Street tires seem to last a long time compared to dirt tires. Pretty hard to be soft and sticky, and wear good at the same time. I never really tracked mileage, but even riding short distances on dirt, no way a tire lasts more than a year. There will be tread, but useless for dirt after half of it's gone. Maybe 500 miles?
 
Since installing the motor on the front, I still have the original front tire on it. No events whatsoever. :D
The rear is a different story. Totally destroyed two rear rims. Had two flat tires; so two new tubes, and one new tire. :x
Most likely due to my weight and the weight of the 3 little lead pigs sitting on the rear rack. :lol:
 
I got about 800 miles out of my crappy stick tires that came with my bike. I got better tires and it seems that they will be lasting about 1000.
 
Not sure I should be showing this pic really, it does not do it justice. Apart from a bit of road dust they are pretty unscathed. I'm doubtful 5% has gone. The nobbles have not worn off yet.


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280 miles of road and mixed paths.

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26x2.15 Big Apples at 30f/38r. Cost me £20 (~$30) each.

If they lasted 1000 miles, then at 2p per mile they might be a major running cost. I estimate my battery costs little more. Hmm.. Now there's another thread.
 
Pirelli ML-75 2.5x16 after 866 km.

Front, tire tread depth is still 3 mm, as it was on the brand new tire:

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And rear, tire tread depth is 2.5 mm:

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Considering I'll have zero troubles with flat tires and price per tire is $40, I think it was good investment.
Looking forward to at least another 2000 km.
Also, I love cornering at 40 km/h :)
 
50yearoldebiker said:
1000 maybe slightly more, I have 5100 miles on my Mipower just a little over a year old, I'm running Kenda'a 838's 26x195's.
I think I average 1 flat every 1000 miles as well, non in the front tire yet.
I'm going to check into those Bontragers mentioned in this thread 2500 miles , wow !
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They don't make them anymore. I looked everywhere for them. I will need new tires soon so am like many weighing my options.
 
Depends on the tyre, how it's used and where do you draw the line.

EdwardNY said:
If you guys got that many miles out of the rear, how many miles did you get out of the front assuming the same tire?
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Front def lasts longer.
On e-bike I like having same front and rear or slightly wider on the rear (opposite to MTB)
To get the most out of a pair of tyres I swap front/rear once the rear starts to wears down to about 30%
Set of BigApples lasted ~23,000km. Set of Marathon Supremes won't last quite as much, maybe 20,000km.
I do run them down the canvas though :mrgreen:
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^ 20k km = 12427 miles :shock: I take it you're not using throttle and pedaling on grass then? :wink:

I have the 2-ply version of the DH "Pro" Hookworm that is no longer manufactured on both wheels (26" on F, 24" on R). In Winter I swap for studs - but the reality is that I'm not putting that many miles on during those months - nothing close to the xCountry stuff pursued during warming times. Just about all of my 2WD miles are on those tires and can make a good claim for getting close to 4k miles/6.4k km because it's a 2WD and splitting the load. They're getting worn down pretty evenly although there's still at least a mm of tread-depth across the top. On the flipside - the Marathons didn't last more than one season as a FWD. I've been thinking that these Hookworms can carry me safely for another year; when the tread is gone - they won't be much use for rainy conditions but will still have life as slicks.

Jonesing to move to DOT by this time next year.
Cheers, KF
 
What I do not understand is when you wear your tire into a slick, does it not loose any of its intended safety features? Or does that only matter when it is raining outside?
I guess you still have tread when you turn which is actually a good thing because that is when the bike is at its most critical time in terms of losing traction and slipping out.


I believe that I am screwed here because I ride 50% onroad and 50% off-road, so for my safety reasons I need to keep some tread on the rears.
 
If you speed off road you need DH racing tires, and then live with tire noise on the streets.
It is a matter of safety, a street tire in a trail can send you face first on a tree, while a fat soft compound knobby has pretty good grip on the street.

How many miles ?
Well, they last between a minute and a year
That is about how and where you ride, along with your power and usage.
My rear can do 6 weeks if i keep myself from doing stupid show-off, or spinning up a steep wet rocky trail.
My front is lasting amazingly long, since it is hardly touching the ground most of the time. :wink:
 
Slicks are for smooth dry roads. I have found I can't stop my decent down steep embankments with the tread on my Apples. Still, they appear to be well ahead in terms of wear. Taking gold silver and bronze if I'm not mistaken. That can't be ignored.
 
My bike is a walmart cheapo bike so the tire was crap. As soon as I put the motor on the back I wore it out in less than 50 miles. :lol:

I just put some bell kingpins on it 29 x 2.5. $20 each. I already have 50 miles on them and there is no visible wear. I can also feel the difference when riding.

I know they are not the expensive tires that most on this forum use but they are pretty good in my opinion.
 
This question seems like a difficult one to answer. How many miles should you expect? Exactly as many as you are getting, I would assume. The only issue I can imagine that might exist that would increase tire wear is frame alignment. If the frame is out of alignment, it's likely the rear tire will drag slightly, this increases friction and rolling resistance.

Much like making statements about power consumption per mile, making statements about how long a tire has lasted is something that can only be usefully answered on a situation to situation basis. Even if someone is using the same tire, there is absolutely zero chance one person is going to get a very similar number of miles on a tire as another will. Use a tire for a while, if you feel like the value is poor on it, try something else until you are happy with the results.
 
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