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Old 05-28-19, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by number1bike
While doing weekly maintenance I noticed an odd distortion on the tire. Kind of a wave. I cannot feel it, probably because it does not rise causing a bump, just a wave.I'm going to order a new tire to be safe, but curious on what happened under the surface and is it just a manufacturing defect or something with the mounting.? The tire has been mounted for about 930 miles and it just happened in the past 100 miles.
thanks for sharing! that's a pretty severe wave for a tire to develop after you've been riding it. maybe you can get a discount from the manufacturer on your replacement
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