SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
Not quite a Jeff Ashe tire report, but............
Several weeks ago I finally got around to changing out my well worn Avon Storms. They are an ok tire, but not my favorite. I don't like them as much as the previous Azaro wich lasted longer, and had more even (less cupping) treadwear on the front. Good stick when new, however. I would buy them again, but right now want to try some others first. I still have 2 complete sets of 0 mile Azaros on hand also.
One of the things I do like about the Avons (both Azaro and Storm) is their consistent wear characteristics, even past the wear bars. No nasty surprises, even well past the wear bars. Only a good surpise of how many miles you can still get after hitting the wearbars.
I offer the following:
My rear Avon Storm, replaced at 10,372 miles.
For any who know the tread pattern, these are WELL past the wear bars. Several thousand miles since hitting the wear bars.
Here's a photo of an 11,100 mile rear Azaro where the wear is not quite as severe, but well past the wear bars also. Like I said, I have complete confidence taking these tire past the wear bars. Nothing unexpected or funny happens.
As for the weird **** the rubber is doing in the Storm photos, I saw this also happen to an Azaro I took to 14,700 miles. Much as I try, I can never seem to get to the belts like I have on other tires. Well, maybe that isn't such a bad thing.
I cut open the tread of the well worn Storm and this is what I found:
Looks like instead of metal, Avon uses kevlar for their belts. I am guessing kevlar wouldn't stand up as well to pavement as metal.
I also changed out the front Avon Storm. It too was well worn and past the wear bars with 16,700 miles of abuse. It was cupped pretty well, and as you can see in the photos below, I started to get into some 'inner layer' of rubber or something.
Hitting the wear bars and cupping. Photos taken about 700 miles before replacement.
And now, at 16,700, the weird inner layer of rubber begins to be exposed. Tire is severly cupped.
So that's how you get every freaking penny's worth out of an Avon tire. Ninnys need not reply!
Several weeks ago I finally got around to changing out my well worn Avon Storms. They are an ok tire, but not my favorite. I don't like them as much as the previous Azaro wich lasted longer, and had more even (less cupping) treadwear on the front. Good stick when new, however. I would buy them again, but right now want to try some others first. I still have 2 complete sets of 0 mile Azaros on hand also.
One of the things I do like about the Avons (both Azaro and Storm) is their consistent wear characteristics, even past the wear bars. No nasty surprises, even well past the wear bars. Only a good surpise of how many miles you can still get after hitting the wearbars.
I offer the following:
My rear Avon Storm, replaced at 10,372 miles.
For any who know the tread pattern, these are WELL past the wear bars. Several thousand miles since hitting the wear bars.
Here's a photo of an 11,100 mile rear Azaro where the wear is not quite as severe, but well past the wear bars also. Like I said, I have complete confidence taking these tire past the wear bars. Nothing unexpected or funny happens.
As for the weird **** the rubber is doing in the Storm photos, I saw this also happen to an Azaro I took to 14,700 miles. Much as I try, I can never seem to get to the belts like I have on other tires. Well, maybe that isn't such a bad thing.
I cut open the tread of the well worn Storm and this is what I found:
Looks like instead of metal, Avon uses kevlar for their belts. I am guessing kevlar wouldn't stand up as well to pavement as metal.
I also changed out the front Avon Storm. It too was well worn and past the wear bars with 16,700 miles of abuse. It was cupped pretty well, and as you can see in the photos below, I started to get into some 'inner layer' of rubber or something.
Hitting the wear bars and cupping. Photos taken about 700 miles before replacement.
And now, at 16,700, the weird inner layer of rubber begins to be exposed. Tire is severly cupped.
So that's how you get every freaking penny's worth out of an Avon tire. Ninnys need not reply!
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