Is There Something Wrong With My Tires?
04-08-15 | 09:25 PM
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Is There Something Wrong With My Tires?
I noticed my Continental Town and Country tires seem to be coming apart. Do you all think this is so or is it just the black rubbing off the tire? I have only about 400 miles on them. Sorry for the poor quality photo but it is all I had available at work.
04-08-15 | 09:32 PM
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It looks as if it may be rubbing the brake pad. Did you check this?
04-08-15 | 09:42 PM
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Yes, that was the first thing I checked. The tires say inflate to a max of 45 pounds. I didn't read this and for most of the tire's life, I was using 60 pounds. The front one also has this same wear but not as bad.
04-08-15 | 09:58 PM
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Might just be the break down of the thin coating over the casing cords because of the tire's flex/squishing down under the rider's weight. Is this "wear" even and around the whole tire on both sides? Andy.
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