How do you know when it's time to Re-tire?

[Perazzimx14]

Wow! I wonder how much effort it will be to dismount a ten year old tire?

Really no more or less than a much newer tire. Put wheel/tire in bead breaker pull down. Rotate tire and repeat until bead is totally broken. Flip tire over and repeat. Then lever the tire off the rim.

[egschade]

I replaced the Sport Demons on my V7 in less than 1000 miles. They were 3 years old on a 1 year old leftover so 4 years old when I bought the bike. They were greasy / inconsistent on the road and felt hard to the touch. Suspect they were overheated at some point in their life - maybe in storage before mounting on the bike?

[Perazzimx14]

One of the online retailers has been selling Dunlop Trailsmart on close out.  They were between $100 and $140 a set shipped to your doorstep. I bought 3 sets a buddy bought around 10 or 15 sets. Most of the tires were manufactured in 2017. Dunlop offers full warranty (5 years) from the date of purchase not date of manufacture.

[jwinwi]

Think about what crashing would cost compared to new tires...

[Perazzimx14]

Think about what crashing would cost compared to new tires...

Funny thing about that...new tires back in November were partially the reason cause for needing over $35,000 of new hardware in my foot. Its a 2-way street.