Martin, the bar you have circled in red is NOT a 'tread wear' indicator; there will be a few sets of bars like that which are set about that high in the tread that are generally either block/tread 'squirm limiters' or 'water/ice breakers' that are there to make sure that any water/ice/snow etc caught or collected in those grooves does actually clear the tread as the tire turns on the road surface.
The bar you have circled in GREEN IS a tread wear indicator; and when the tread is worn down as low as that, it's definitely time to replace the tire!! :thumbup: If you can't see any height difference between the tread wear indicator bar & the tread blocks, the tire will no longer be legal/roadworthy.
As for the Kenda tires lasting &/or working as well as other tires, they won't & don't do that - even the 'better' (older?) compound that the tire manufacturer went back to after the dodgy 2014 effort still won't last a heap of distance or provide traction/work as well as you should expect from a tire.... there are many better alternatives out there that WILL last longer and provide better traction as they do so. But if anyone wants to stick with the Kendas, that's their choice!
The bar you have circled in GREEN IS a tread wear indicator; and when the tread is worn down as low as that, it's definitely time to replace the tire!! :thumbup: If you can't see any height difference between the tread wear indicator bar & the tread blocks, the tire will no longer be legal/roadworthy.
As for the Kenda tires lasting &/or working as well as other tires, they won't & don't do that - even the 'better' (older?) compound that the tire manufacturer went back to after the dodgy 2014 effort still won't last a heap of distance or provide traction/work as well as you should expect from a tire.... there are many better alternatives out there that WILL last longer and provide better traction as they do so. But if anyone wants to stick with the Kendas, that's their choice!
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