I keep them pretty low psi in the mountains (maybe too low) and it seems like they crunch but they hold air fine.
Anything I can do to get rid of these cross marks? Or do I just live with them?
by billtshirt
I keep them pretty low psi in the mountains (maybe too low) and it seems like they crunch but they hold air fine.
Anything I can do to get rid of these cross marks? Or do I just live with them?
by billtshirt
3 Comments
No reason to worry. It seems to happen with certain tires and/or if you run low pressures.
In my experience this is not a huge issue. You should consider overall miles on the tires, whether or not they are tubeless, and what sort of terrain you are riding. I would assume what you are seeing here is the internal structure of the tire. Since you said you are running lower psi, the amount of tire contacting the surface you are riding on could increase and lead to this sort of wear extending a bit to the sidewalls.
I’ve seen this on MTB tires that were not tanwalls and even seen tubeless sealant seeping through the sidewalls in some cases. All this to be said, as long as your psi is holding I wouldn’t worry too much. The only thing to consider especially if you are running tubeless would be a potential increased chance of a sidewall tear – that might not be super easy to fix mid-ride.
Am I wrong in thinking that there is a hole 🕳️ in your rim around the damage in the first picture ? I thought the pressure equalizing hole were perpendicular to the sidewall, not so close to a spoke hole 🤔