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Sklr123 on September 1, 2024 3:49 pm Nope. Also that tire appears to be at the end of its life anyways. Probably a good idea to get a new set of tires all together.
klnh on September 1, 2024 4:25 pm I swear some of these questions…. use some common sense please. Bin this tire.
Icy-Pomegranate-3574 on September 1, 2024 4:43 pm Thanks to all, I inspected it at home and the tyre is punctured through, definetly direct road to the trash bin.
call_it_already on September 1, 2024 5:15 pm there are wear markers on those tires…i’m willing to bet they disappeared months ago.
Lumpy_Stranger_1056 on September 1, 2024 5:17 pm My therapist told me a story of his tire suddenly forming a base ball sized bulge and sending him otb I bet some damage like this was the cause
ImaginationWeekly on September 1, 2024 5:36 pm I’ve been seeing a lot of these posts recently. r/gp5000
garciakevz on September 1, 2024 5:50 pm That’s not a puncture. A puncture is like pointy in nature, that’s more like a laceration, a cut or a slice. Now that you know the distinction, would you ride it?
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No! Well, I would not do it!
No – buy a new tyre and don’t risk your life for €50
Toast
New tyre
It will fail when you less expect, replace it.
Nope. Also that tire appears to be at the end of its life anyways. Probably a good idea to get a new set of tires all together.
I swear some of these questions…. use some common sense please. Bin this tire.
Short answer: No
Long answer: Nooooooooo
You already know the answer….
Thanks to all, I inspected it at home and the tyre is punctured through, definetly direct road to the trash bin.
Toast
It’s dead Jim
there are wear markers on those tires…i’m willing to bet they disappeared months ago.
My therapist told me a story of his tire suddenly forming a base ball sized bulge and sending him otb I bet some damage like this was the cause
I’ve been seeing a lot of these posts recently.
r/gp5000
That’s not a puncture. A puncture is like pointy in nature, that’s more like a laceration, a cut or a slice.
Now that you know the distinction, would you ride it?
That tires been unusable for a while now.
LOL