J
jlee
Guest
I've had two incidents with this tire...I got a flat due to a tear near
the bead of the tire, along the tire where it meets the top of the rim
wall. It wasn't a pinch/snakebite as the tear was 0.5cm or 1/4" long
and only on one side and one could see the fibers of the tire casing
torn. The tire had maybe ~300 miles at most. (There was nothing wrong
with the rim - no sharp areas or scratches that could have caused the
tear.) I then replaced it with a new identical tire and when I pumped
it up to 100psi it blew up. The inner tube was exposed and was torn ~6
inches or more. From what I can see, the bead just didn't hold the tire
on. I noticed the tire was very loose (after the explosion) which is
unusual for a wire bead tire.
I had bought them from Nashbar and my first pair looked good with a
diamond tread (like Conti sprinter) and noticed it was made in Japan
(National Tire Co.) so I ordered a bunch more on sale. Now I'm
suspecting there was a reason why they were so cheap (12$ each) and
that they have a manufacturing defect, namely in the bead (area).
Anyone else have any problems with these tires?
(I'll call Nashbar cust service - just wanted to see if anyone else had
similar experience with these before I did. I also don't want to have
to try out all the other tires - no one likes to change a flat on the
road - or worse yet - to have to worry about a tire's manufacturing
with riding and especially descending)
Josh
the bead of the tire, along the tire where it meets the top of the rim
wall. It wasn't a pinch/snakebite as the tear was 0.5cm or 1/4" long
and only on one side and one could see the fibers of the tire casing
torn. The tire had maybe ~300 miles at most. (There was nothing wrong
with the rim - no sharp areas or scratches that could have caused the
tear.) I then replaced it with a new identical tire and when I pumped
it up to 100psi it blew up. The inner tube was exposed and was torn ~6
inches or more. From what I can see, the bead just didn't hold the tire
on. I noticed the tire was very loose (after the explosion) which is
unusual for a wire bead tire.
I had bought them from Nashbar and my first pair looked good with a
diamond tread (like Conti sprinter) and noticed it was made in Japan
(National Tire Co.) so I ordered a bunch more on sale. Now I'm
suspecting there was a reason why they were so cheap (12$ each) and
that they have a manufacturing defect, namely in the bead (area).
Anyone else have any problems with these tires?
(I'll call Nashbar cust service - just wanted to see if anyone else had
similar experience with these before I did. I also don't want to have
to try out all the other tires - no one likes to change a flat on the
road - or worse yet - to have to worry about a tire's manufacturing
with riding and especially descending)
Josh