Avon Road Rider tires?

[Guest]

I have a set of Road Riders on my 850G. They were installed just before I bought the bike and now have about 3000 miles on them. I love the tires except the sidewalls on the rear tire have a bunch of cracks. I have seen this before on old tires but these are not old. Should I worry a bunch and just replace the tire or should I run them again? If I had the receipt I would try and get a replacement but I don't have one.

[Theo]

If they were my tires, I would replace them. Also even though the tire was recently installed on your bike doesn't mean it was a new tire. Check this link on how to read the manufacturing date of your tire:

http://www.amadirectlink.com/roadride/Riderresc/tires.asp

You'll need to scroll all the way down to the bottom. From what I read, it seems that 4 years is the longest you should run a tire and then you should look at replacing it. Hope that helps.
-Theo

[Nessism]

There was a long thread a while back with several people making the same comment. At least one person from that thread sent their tire back for replacement. I'm not sure how dangerious the situation is but you might want to take some photos and send them to Avon to see what they say.

[steve murdoch]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=138804&highlight=avon+tires

[waterman]

There was a long thread a while back with several people making the same comment. At least one person from that thread sent their tire back for replacement. I'm not sure how dangerious the situation is but you might want to take some photos and send them to Avon to see what they say.

I authored one of those threads. I didn't get a reply from Avon about the 2 rear tires that developed cracks within 500 miles. What size tire is on your 850? I am curious to see if the problem is in more than one specific size.

I am still running the last cracked tire on my 650, it has not worsened since I noticed it originally. I may have 1500 commuting miles on it. I picked up a nice wood screw somewhere in the summer which I have plugged also. How badly cracked is yours? Mine is one nearly continuous crack about a half inch from the rim. I don't see any other new cracks developing but it is also winter here so I haven't inspected for a month or so.

As for using it; I am an idiot, please use better judgment than me. Sometimes I think I have a death wish. If you make contact with Avon, please report back because I am sure we are not the only few affected.