Hi all! I posted this in the Tires forum, but thought I'd post here too....
Took the trike for an inspection this morning - apparently I have dry rot on the front tire with cracks you could put a coin in. It's the original tire from when I bought the trike in 2007, with 12,600+ miles on them (no, I don't ride as much as I should!), so I guess I can't really complain too much. Considering I rode 300+ miles to & from Americade last week, I'm thinking I was REALLY lucky I didn't have a blowout!! :AGGHH:
Money's extremely tight right now (hence me not being in Eureka Springs), but not riding at all isn't my preference, so I'm looking for advice on what to get as a replacement. I see decent prices on J&P Cycles and Cyclegear.com, but they're for regular front tires. Reading through all the numerous posts here, I think the majority recommend a car tire as a replacement, but how do I determine what would be compatible with my trike?
Thanks for the help, as always!!
Took the trike for an inspection this morning - apparently I have dry rot on the front tire with cracks you could put a coin in. It's the original tire from when I bought the trike in 2007, with 12,600+ miles on them (no, I don't ride as much as I should!), so I guess I can't really complain too much. Considering I rode 300+ miles to & from Americade last week, I'm thinking I was REALLY lucky I didn't have a blowout!! :AGGHH:
Money's extremely tight right now (hence me not being in Eureka Springs), but not riding at all isn't my preference, so I'm looking for advice on what to get as a replacement. I see decent prices on J&P Cycles and Cyclegear.com, but they're for regular front tires. Reading through all the numerous posts here, I think the majority recommend a car tire as a replacement, but how do I determine what would be compatible with my trike?
Thanks for the help, as always!!