Old 10-25-21, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by zandoval
...one of the tire beads came apart. It appears the rubber bead was thin at a section of the reinforcing wire. On close exam you can see the edge of the wire showing through the rubber. Its a simple defect but from now on, on all tires I get, I am going to go over the beads with a bright light and magnifying glass regardless of the manufacturer.



No injuries but it was a long walk back home... Ha
https://www.bikeforums.net/foo/12406...l#post22271381

Defective tires and tubes and tubeless tires are becoming more frequent now. Be careful...
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