Originally Posted by
a1penguin
"Do you feel lucky?" Just like car tires, sidewalls are thin and if damaged, the tire should be replaced. I would not risk a catastrophic tire failure on a 35+ mph downhill. Or even on a 20 mph flat.
This. Exactly this, anyone saying it's no big deal is playing with fire here. It baffles me how cyclist have no issue paying 2k+ for a bike, high prices for wheels, but risk everything trying to avoid spending $30 on a tire.
