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Tire damage: am I being wussy
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<blockquote data-quote="ThwartedEfforts" data-source="post: 1394294" data-attributes="member: 91431"><p>I may be sounding a little angsty as it's a new bike, and the tyre has fewer than 200 miles scrubbed from it, but I collected a small but rather vicious stone yesterday which dug 5-6mm deep into the centre tread. The photo doesn't shed much light on the possible dangers posed by the damage, but here we go anyway:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://foxav.co.uk/upload/fjrtire.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I pulled the stone out with needle nose pliers and looked at it accusingly. It had a razor sharp leading edge and a more round backside worn smooth by the road.</p><p></p><p>I'd be interested to hear views from you guys as to whether I should ignore the hole it made, get the damage investigated, book the bike in to have the tyre repaired, or bite the proverbial bullet and replace the thing.</p><p></p><p>I should say I am both annoyed and concerned by the episode, in that it makes me realise just how vulnerable tyres are, particularly at this time of year when farmers are leaving all kinds of debris from their fields strewn over roads <img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThwartedEfforts, post: 1394294, member: 91431"] I may be sounding a little angsty as it's a new bike, and the tyre has fewer than 200 miles scrubbed from it, but I collected a small but rather vicious stone yesterday which dug 5-6mm deep into the centre tread. The photo doesn't shed much light on the possible dangers posed by the damage, but here we go anyway: [IMG]https://foxav.co.uk/upload/fjrtire.jpg[/IMG] I pulled the stone out with needle nose pliers and looked at it accusingly. It had a razor sharp leading edge and a more round backside worn smooth by the road. I'd be interested to hear views from you guys as to whether I should ignore the hole it made, get the damage investigated, book the bike in to have the tyre repaired, or bite the proverbial bullet and replace the thing. I should say I am both annoyed and concerned by the episode, in that it makes me realise just how vulnerable tyres are, particularly at this time of year when farmers are leaving all kinds of debris from their fields strewn over roads [IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/sad.png[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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