I went out for a ride with a good friend of mine today; we had a nice run from Wimbourne to Verwood and back again. On the way back we stopped at Knowlton Church, Ben told me he had noticed something on my tyre while riding…
He certainly had noticed *something* alright!
Not knowing much about the technical side of bikes I thought at first that a stone or something had managed to get stuck between the rear mudguard and the wheel itself but after doing a bit of research it seems that the tyres have literally just worn down. I’m glad I found other people online that had experienced the same problem; apparently your tyre can look fine one minute and then you go out on one good run and it can look like mine does now. Despite my obvious lack of knowledge and the fact it seems like a fairly common rookie mistake, I get the feeling I’m still going to feel pretty sheepish explaining this to the mechanics tomorrow.
Looks like I’ve got a bit of work to do before planning this trip, it’s probably best if I at least know how to check the wear on my tyres before setting off on a 3,000 mile trip…
*Embarrassed*