Do I Need a New Tyre?

ianwilliams
ianwilliams Posts: 257
edited March 2014 in Road general
I was riding a week back and heard a weird sound coming from my front mudguard. Maybe a stone got caught between it and the tyre, or the guard may have come off-center and rubbed against the tyre. Whatever it was I pulled over, rejigged the guard and stopped the noise.

There is, however, a perfectly straight groove left in part of the tyre:

(no flash)
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(with flash)
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As far as I can tell this hasn't gone through the tyre; the tyre remains unpunctured. Do I need a new tyre?

Comments

  • Schobiedoo
    Schobiedoo Posts: 121
    I wouldn't get a new one unless it had gone through to the canvas layer.
    Neil Pryde Bura SL
    Cannondale CAAD8
  • macleod113
    macleod113 Posts: 560
    Looks ok to me. keep an eye on it and liek the previous poster said if you start to see the next layer or tube then swap it.
    Cube Cross 2016
    Willier GTR 2014
  • damocles10
    damocles10 Posts: 340
    Should be OK, like MacLeod113 says 'keep an eye on it'
  • ianwilliams
    ianwilliams Posts: 257
    Great, thanks guys.

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