Question re Minimum Tyre Tread.

[Taff]

May be a thick question, but I don't know the answer so here goes.

I know the minimum tyre tread for a car is 1.6mm, but does the same apply to bikes?

 

[millard]

It's 1mm on bikes, all the way round the circumference and 75% accross.

millard

 

[ricardo]

I've read a few tests that show that car tyres wet performance (braking and cornering) drops of sharply once they get below 3mm. I've not seen anything similar for bikes, but I wouldn't want mine down to 1mm in a country where we have such crap summers!

 

[millard]

Nor would I, and certainly not to only 75% of their width, but that's the law

 

[alimey4u2]

You only got 2 tyres on the road, if you push tyres to the legal limit on these challenging road surfaces/conditions, it's false economy..... I feel that common sense should prevail, save on bling & buy a ring...

 

[Taff]

You only got 2 tyres on the road, if you push tyres to the legal limit on these challenging road surfaces/conditions, it's false economy..... I feel that common sense should prevail, save on bling & buy a ring...

"Save on bling & buy a ring" eh? Good quote. Got to agree with you, there's no point taking any risks with tyres, but I've got 3.6mm average tread depth on the front and more on the back.

I was just curious what the absolute minimum was, as I had a feeling it was different for cars and bikes.