Does this tyre need changing ?

[hornetmike]

Was washing the bike and noticed the tyres were slightly perished, do they need changing ?

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[yandy_yay]

don't look like there's much tread left anyway...

i'd be inclined to leave it till the tyre is down to the limit and then get it changed.

Andy
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[Grav]

Cracking on the sidewalls is an MOT fail so yes, change it.
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[damionlee]

One of the things that I keep a close eye on are my tyres. If the sidewalls are cracking you should be getting them replaced immediately - you don't want them to give suddenly whilst riding (especially if you are quite a way from home/a garage that actually has the right tyres in stock).

As was mentioned above, the treads look like they're very worn so you may as well get them replaced now - especially with autumn/winter weather on the way. Also a very high number of tyres fail within the last 10% of tread.

Finally, make sure you check your tyre pressure very regularly as wall cracking and failure is often accellerated by under pressured tyres. Remember that a tyre has a natural pressure loss of just under 3psi (0.2bar) every 3 months. that's without external influences - such as riding.