Originally Posted by
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I hear you Tim, but it didn't look like any threads were cut and it's not bulging with 100 psi. If it were any worse I would have pitched it without question.
To each his own but I don't take chances where descents usually involve speeds in excess of 40 MPH.
It doesn't look like threads were cut but no one can really tell for sure and any hole can grow bigger/deeper once the carcass is compromised like that pictured.
Large trucking companies x-ray their tires and toss them when there is a broken wire or other internal defect. It isn't the same application as a bicycle but the idea is the same.
I inspect my tires before every ride and sometimes during a long ride while at a rest stop. Watched the racers do the same at the velodrome. For some there is value in keeping a tire such as the one pictured. For me there is value in replacing that tire.
-Tim-