Originally Posted by
tanhalt
By the looks of the pic, that tire is REALLY squared off (i.e. worn)...it may have only been ~1500 miles, but that's on the rear of a tandem, right? With the higher weight loading on the rear it's going to wear significantly faster than if it was on a single bike.
It looks squared off, but I don't see any exposed threads. Maybe some threads were exposed right at the area that tore apart, however?
I had a similar tire failure and there was no warning at all.