Tread Depth

[GrahamC200Sport]

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Aquaplain/Tread depth post

I am wondering when you guys replace your tyres?

The legal minimum is 1.6mm, which I have never gone down to.

The indicator bar is at 2mm, and when I am nearing this on any section of the tyre I normally have the pair replaced.

However, having moved house, I find that my new local territory has many roads which drain very poorly and I have suffered from bad aquaplaining.

My fronts are on about 3-3.5mm (4 absolute max), (they got moved to the front from the rear at my last service), am I being wastefull to replace now?

What do you guys do?

 

[fuzzer]

I change them just above the indicator bar if summer and higher in winter. But my tyres are only £65 fitted each ..

 

[Guy]

I'm in Manchester, where aquaplaning is just part of going to work...

I change mine when I can tell they've gone off in the wet.
I reckon its cheaper to pay for the tyres than lose my NCD.