Strangeness - are my tire sidewalls defective?
09-24-19, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Homebrew01
Take the bike outside, slowly rotate the tire as you hold a butane lighter flame to the fibers. After they're burned off, go for a ride.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
09-25-19, 06:34 AM
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New tire time, those are giving you fair warning. Listen to them please.
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09-25-19, 08:13 AM
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Here's what to do...
First, pull them
Second, find a bike you like on CL
Third, stash tires in some bushes near target CL location
Fourth, test ride
Fifth, VERY QUICKLY, change tires, don't inflate. Stash other tires as minimum return
Sixth, apply fake blood
Seventh, go back to seller, say the tires both gave, point to the sidewalls
Eighth, demand bike for free
Ninth, pick up stashed free tires
First, pull them
Second, find a bike you like on CL
Third, stash tires in some bushes near target CL location
Fourth, test ride
Fifth, VERY QUICKLY, change tires, don't inflate. Stash other tires as minimum return
Sixth, apply fake blood
Seventh, go back to seller, say the tires both gave, point to the sidewalls
Eighth, demand bike for free
Ninth, pick up stashed free tires
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09-25-19, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by KonAaron Snake
Here's what to do...
First, pull them
Second, find a bike you like on CL
Third, stash tires in some bushes near target CL location
Fourth, test ride
Fifth, VERY QUICKLY, change tires, don't inflate. Stash other tires as minimum return
Sixth, apply fake blood
Seventh, go back to seller, say the tires both gave, point to the sidewalls
Eighth, demand bike for free
Ninth, pick up stashed free tires
First, pull them
Second, find a bike you like on CL
Third, stash tires in some bushes near target CL location
Fourth, test ride
Fifth, VERY QUICKLY, change tires, don't inflate. Stash other tires as minimum return
Sixth, apply fake blood
Seventh, go back to seller, say the tires both gave, point to the sidewalls
Eighth, demand bike for free
Ninth, pick up stashed free tires
That's quite an elaborate heist just to get new tires. I just order mine on Amazon.
09-25-19, 10:20 AM
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Do those tires have a puncture resisting belt under under the tread? If so, the belt may not have been properly centered during the layup process?
Maybe it's some kind of fungus from all the wetness in the PNW...
verktyg
Maybe it's some kind of fungus from all the wetness in the PNW...
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09-25-19, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
The tires are older, but they were in super shape and supple when mounted. Heck, with the exception of the fibers popping, the sidewalls are in awesome shape - and the tread is wearing at a low rate, too. The fuzz has me worried about long-term viability, certainly, but I've seen dried-out sidewalls before and that isn't at all the case here. It seems more a design flaw as suggested earlier in the thread.
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09-25-19, 12:49 PM
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50-60 some bucks for new tires or possibly thousands of dollars and a lot if painful recovery or worse, if they blow out on you on a ride...
This should be a very easy decision......
This should be a very easy decision......
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09-25-19, 01:41 PM
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09-25-19, 07:31 PM
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09-25-19, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Drillium Dude
09-26-19, 06:13 AM
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Given that the problem exists on the same side of both the front and back tyres, I'm wondering if this some sort of freak reaction to an environmental condition, such as light. Is this the side of the bicycle that is more exposed when it is stored?
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09-26-19, 09:04 AM
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I'm going to blame the cat.
