4Bikes said::-\ wow what brand of tire? If I saw that I would be asking the same questions. Those cracks looks deep, so I would not be comfortable with trusting that tire.
Harry Martin said:I didn't want to mention the tire and start some kind of tire war of sorts. To me, it doesn't matter. Rubber is rubber, but if you want to know, it was set of Pirelli tires.
Bergmen said:I don't see where anyone has mentioned this but have you been running at the recommended tire pressure? Since the defect is localized at the edge of the rim I wonder if it was run at too low a pressure and possibly combined with a heavy load. Ozone degradation would not be location specific and you would see it all over the tire (I believe).
Dan
Harry Martin said:Bergmen said:I don't see where anyone has mentioned this but have you been running at the recommended tire pressure? Since the defect is localized at the edge of the rim I wonder if it was run at too low a pressure and possibly combined with a heavy load. Ozone degradation would not be location specific and you would see it all over the tire (I believe).
Dan
Dan,
Good question, but the answer is no. The tire was ridden at the correct pressure by a light rider, my son who weighs less than me. Also, the bags were removed, so the bike was ridden lighter than normal. When I ride it, it usually is on the heavier side. For air pressure, I use a very accurate digital gauge accurate to 1/10 psi. It doesn't get hot here in Casper, WY and at my altitude (over a mile high), I usually give it an extra psi. The tire arrived just before winter, installed, then parked for the winter. It just doesn't get that hot here where I live. That tire has less than 100 miles on it.
Bob_C_CT said:Someone I know had a tire degrade during winter storage. The tire dealer asked where he stored the bike, he said in the garage in a new location near a refrigerator. Not sure how true but the tire dealer said that the motor of the refrigerator will cause the tire to degrade, who knew.
mattchewn said:All brushed type electric motors generate ozone when they run. Ozone DESTROYS rubber!
mattchewn said:All brushed type electric motors generate ozone when they run. Ozone DESTROYS rubber! There are no ZERO emission cars. They all make some emissions of some sort or other when operating.
Matt
Diz said:Congrats Harry but I have to ask- Did your wife do the return and follow up? Cause that make her 2 for 2 after the Subaru