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I've got a Shore durometer but I never even thought of using it on my tires.  My tires wear out before they get old so I imagine they would measure about the same as when I put them on when I take them off.

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1 hour ago, jschaf said:

I've got a Shore durometer but I never even thought of using it on my tires.  My tires wear out before they get old so I imagine they would measure about the same as when I put them on when I take them off.

Sounds right. Is it a Shore "A" meter? I guess that's the right one for rubber. I was looking at a vintage one on ebay. My car tires usually get old and I can feel a loss of grip.

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1 hour ago, jschaf said:

I've got a Shore durometer but I never even thought of using it on my tires.  My tires wear out before they get old so I imagine they would measure about the same as when I put them on when I take them off.

Wait. What do you use your durometer for?

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4 hours ago, jschaf said:

It's a Shore "A" that I use as an engineer in the printing industry.

Ah, an engineer. I'm curious how your tires would compare. Looks like you have at least 4 bike tires. My thumbnail test tells me that my Roadsmart II's are harder than my M7 RR's. Oh, I should compare them to Roadwinner's just sitting in the garage, but they're different technology--bias-ply.

Anyone want a set of used Roadwinner's?

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