Sunday, May 29, 2011

What the heck did I hit?

Prior to today's pootle I was checking my tyre pressures and lookee what I found when looking at my rear!


There is another smaller gouge on the other side of the tyre too so I must have hit something! I've got no idea or any recollection of hitting anything but it looks quite nasty.

The tyre does appear to have a very slight leak although I'm not sure if it's due to this damage or one of the many other nicks (amazing how much damage a tyre picks up with no issues). Anyway, what do you reckon - keep an eye on it and keep riding or think about replacing (I've had 10,000km out of this tyre so far)?
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  1. Nick6:30 pm

    Somebody said to me once ... As soon as you start "thinking" about changing your tyre, this is when you should do it.

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  2. redlegsrides3:38 am

    how deep is that gash?

    then again, it's in the sidewall, lots of stress there....and when you've only got two wheels....I'd start shopping for a new tire I think...

    dom

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