Dont like the look of this!

vfast1
vfast1 Posts: 98
edited May 2013 in Workshop
Hi all. Cleaning my Supersix to my horror I noticed the state of the rear GP4000s tyre with it split beneath the lettering. Now its only done 460miles in 8months and I run it at 100psi. Any ideas and is it safe to use still? Cheers.

MAT
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Winter Road - 2014 Boardman Sport
MTB - 2012 Canyon Nerve XC 7
Summer Road - 2012 Cannondale Supersix 105 Liquigas Colours

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  • dee4life2005
    dee4life2005 Posts: 773
    that doesn't look good at all ... breaks rubbing the tyre maybe ?
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/307297
  • vfast1
    vfast1 Posts: 98
    dee4life2005 wrote:
    that doesn't look good at all ... breaks rubbing the tyre maybe ?

    No the brakes are perfectly on the rim.

    MAT
    Winter Road - 2014 Boardman Sport
    MTB - 2012 Canyon Nerve XC 7
    Summer Road - 2012 Cannondale Supersix 105 Liquigas Colours
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    the stitching in that seam seems to come away its a very common issue and it will just get worse the more you pull it

    but the tyre should be good to ride its not gonna pop off the rim just yet
    Crafted in Italy apparantly
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    You could always send a photo to Continental; they'd be best placed to say whether it's failing or if it's just cosmetic. You'll probably get a new tyre out of them.
  • zx6man
    zx6man Posts: 1,092
    I have some ultra sports that are going the same way, so I have just looked at replacing. Doesn't look that bad but you can peel it over to expose the braids...
  • ricky1980
    ricky1980 Posts: 891
    my Michelin Service Course 4 is starting to show signs like this on the side walls.

    they are less than 4 months old covered about 1000 miles i think. Do they not last?
    Road - Cannondale CAAD 8 - 7.8kg
    Road - Chinese Carbon Diablo - 6.4kg
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Well I got 5 years / 4000 miles out of my Conti 4 Seasons if that helps
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    I've had this happen with several sets of Conti tyres. In each case I've kept an eye on it, but I've always worn the tyre out in some other way without having any issue with this area. Seems to mainly be a cosmetic issue, although I'm surprised they can't do something about it as it seems a bit of a manufacturing flaw.

    I remember it being particularly noticeable with a set of GP4000S's I had, but I used them for thousands of miles until the tread finally started to peel off the carcass (on the crown of the tyre, not where these threads had come off).
  • vfast1
    vfast1 Posts: 98
    Ok guys thanks very much for your replies. I'll just keep an eye on it but might email the pics to Continental to see if I can get a set of tyres out of them!

    MAT
    Winter Road - 2014 Boardman Sport
    MTB - 2012 Canyon Nerve XC 7
    Summer Road - 2012 Cannondale Supersix 105 Liquigas Colours

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