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Old 10-17-15 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
I think there was someone recently who had a small cut/tear right in the center of their tire, where the was an obvious seam in the rubber, and then managed to split it open when inflated to high pressure.
How can you have a seam down the center of a vulcanized bicycle tire? There may be some parting flash from the mold, but I don't think there are any seams.
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