Chunk missing from tyre!?

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  1. Jimbo Vills

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    Stopped at cafe today and noticed this.... Never seen anything like it tbh.

    Thoughts?

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    Im no expert mate, but is that not like a cold tear? seems pretty surgical in the cut though doesn't it?
     
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  3. abv

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    My guess would be sharp kerb stone.

    Have you bumped up any kerbs to park or something like that ?
     
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    Whatever that was it was bloody sharp.Probably a shard of glass you went over while on full lean:eek:
     
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  5. Jimbo Vills

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    Def not kerbing it mate.... Never do that.

    As for cold tear not on those as I'm pretty careful to warm them up before full lean, guessing I've gone over something sharp mid bend.

    Weird though. Bit worried bout it on corners now tbh

    The pics make it look deeper than it is, but strange all the same
     
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  6. kpone

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    Whatever tore it dug in and peeled the scab back way past the point of impact the torn edge continues way past the triangular part. I don't think that was something just lying in the road. That was something fixed in place.
     
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    C.S.I Devon!
     
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  8. martinowen

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    Pissed of the neighbours recently.
    Or maybe arranged to many rides and pissed off the mrs or daves mrs
     
    #8 martinowen, Jul 20, 2013
  9. Jimbo Vills

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    Na daves mrs is sweet ;)
     
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  10. Jimbo Vills

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    Thing is though ken it's on the left side of tyre, so the clean cut bit would have been the last of it?
     
    #10 Jimbo Vills, Jul 20, 2013
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    some type of metal debris ?
     
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    Hard to tell on phone but is the rim marked too?
     
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  13. Jimbo Vills

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    Not at all! Felt no bumps, impact, or slides!?
     
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    Do you think it could be caused by a imperfection in the tyre?
     
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    Not the way it's torn / cut, think it must have been something in road fixed or not...
     
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    Hmmm, have you checked the bike that you haven't had any carbon peeling or de laminating that may have flipped up into its path...
     
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    Check you're chain tension ;)
     
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  18. Jimbo Vills

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    Good shout! Seen that before then?
     
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    Good call. It occurred to me that it looked sliced and rubbed, didn't think chain. doh!
     
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  20. martinowen

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    How far would the chain have to travel to reach the tyre though?
    Check the hugger while your at it
     
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