Re: Is my tire bad? - Page 6

Joe Riel writes:

> Again, because of the lighting, it is hard to tell precisely
> where the crack is. It appears to be just above the "shoulder"
> in the cross-section. I've crudely depicted it below.

> | /
> | crack-->|
> +++ +++
> | +------+ |
> | |
> +----------+

> Does that agree with what you see? Or is it in the shoulder?

If it were bent toward the viewer, the crack would close, not open.
It's just an artifact of lighting and reflection. The crack is the
same one seen from the inside and the bend goes away from the viewer.

Jobst.Brandt@stanfordalumni.org