tire replace?? yes or no

stevopritch
stevopritch Posts: 19
edited February 2012 in Road buying advice
i recently had to lock my brakes on to avoid an accident, after getting home i checked my wheels over and noticed that i have a flat spot on my tire where the tire skidded on the smooth tarmac. when i now watch the wheel go round i can see a dip side on to the tire in one place and also when riding you can feel i slight bump at slower speeds.

would this be a new tire needed?

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  • porker33
    porker33 Posts: 636
    Tough call without seeing it...tyres are not that expensive really...so for peace of mind I would fit a new one, as another factor you have more chance of puncturing in that flat spot.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,414
    depends

    what % of the total thickness is gone? if it's less than what you'd accept as normal wear, keep the tyre

    what tyre? cheap? expensive? cheap, what the hell; expensive, wait for the rest of the rubber to catch up

    front or rear? if you descend at speed, and it's the front, if there's enough rubber gone to affect wheel balance/cause vibration i'd probably change it, but if it's low speed only i'd live with it
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny

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