I commute to work 20 miles one way and 20Mi back so after two summers and one winter on the tire 2000Mi is conservative. I?m sure it?s much higher since I ride around on my days off as well. Anyway, 2000Mi is impressive for this tire. I run full 30psi for maximum efficiency and use FlatOut goop which saved my bacon several times with HUGE nails and a roofing staple. I can?t recommend Flat Out enough.
So as you can see I finally had to replace the tire since it?s getting quite bald. I?m sure it has a few 100 miles left in it but I?m not going to press my luck with easy punctures with such wear and tear.
Great tires for pavement urban use.
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Thanks very much for the info and pics - you really wore those out! My Big Boats on the MiniST2 have around 700 miles on them and look just slightly used with fully-intact tread, from a combo of about 80% pavement and 20% hardpacked trails and tree roots - I'm no bike acrobat, but handling on all surfaces is fine although I don't ride in the rain. Also very happy with handling in turns/corners and how quiet they are compared to fat-tire knobbies. I bought spare tubes and finally tracked down a couple spare tires (these haven't been easy to find), so should be good for quite some time; used Slime the first time but have FlatOut to try next go-around.
No problems with flats or leaks and they only lose about 1 psi of pressure at most over 2-3 weeks - I like the CST Big Boats quite a lot.