I just noticed this hole/tear/rip after a 15 mile ride. It may have been there before today (it’s more than likely). Do I need to replace this tire ASAP or am I overreacting? Can I ride this as is? I’m a novice so any advice is appreciated.
by Separate_Mushroom828
26 Comments
The worst.
Donezo, looks dry rotted.
Replace asap. Unsafe.
Toast. But not the tasty kind
Definitely bad enough to be bad.
RIP tire
I think you can see the tube peeking out. You should probably deflate it.
It is done. It’s just a matter of time. The most exciting time would be at 3AM in your hallway. Keep it inflated and it will go bang.
Lets just say its as bad as calling your boss at 3 in the morning screaming random shit for no reason in your sleep kind of fucked. I wouldn’t get back on that bike or atleast bring it a shop and buy a new tire.
Common sense says replace it
Stick a fork in it…it’s done
In terms of steak, this should be thrown out.
No beuno
Toss it…
change your tire and make sure the brake pads are not rubbing a hole in your tire.
Borrowed time.
Scale of 1-10, this is maybe an 8 “bad”. Visually, it doesn’t look terrible but it definitely will let go and explode in the reasonably near future if you keep it at full pressure. It’s always a fun surprise when this goes “bang” in the garage at 3am!
Deflate and replace… that way, you can at least reuse the tube!
bad
Lol
Bad enough to replace it.
I’ve ridden with worse. Seriously. But if the tire is cheap just get a new tire.
Bad
It’s bad, real bad. Only a matter of time, don’t go to far from home on that thing.
Where do you want to be when it fails?
Perfectly safe, I would ride on that, have in the past and it was fine. Just pump it up to 90 to 110 psi so the tire is rock hard as you don’t want the tire to flex or bounce when riding or it will get worse. You could also deflate the tire first and super glue it first. With some electrical tape on the inside so the glue doesn’t stick to the tire tube. Please video and post results in bicycle circlejerk when complete. Could use a good laugh about how stupid people are.
On a scale of don’t ride to don’t ride, it’s a definitely don’t ride. Toast
Replace it yesterday
Kaputt