I have a vittoria rubino pro tire (vulcanized) that has cracks in the tread. The colored portion of the tire is seperated from the black center portion of the tread, and there are cracks in the black center portion. The tire is about a year old and has seen few miles (probably 200 or so). Though I describe it as "seperation" the crack is along the junction of the black and colored portions of the tread. The tread is not seperated from the casing. How much of a problem is this in terms of safety? Thanks for your thoughts.
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I have a vittoria rubino pro tire (vulcanized) that has cracks in the tread. The colored portion of the tire is seperated from the black center portion of the tread, and there are cracks in the black center portion. The tire is about a year old and has seen few miles (probably 200 or so). Though I describe it as "seperation" the crack is along the junction of the black and colored portions of the tread. The tread is not seperated from the casing. How much of a problem is this in terms of safety? Thanks for your thoughts.
Funny you should ask. I was just out for a ride and halfway through, I suddenly noticed a ticking sound coming from my rear wheel. Upon inspection I found that a 3" X 3/16" section of tread had separated from the casing and this "flap" was hitting the brake mount with every wheel rotation. The tire had not lost air so I carefully rode home at a leisurely 10 mph. The tire, a Vredestein Volante, had only been on the bike a few months and had less than 500 miles on it. I had noticed some slight cracking in the tread but there was no bulging or distension of the tire and the cracking did not appear to be worsening. I have never seen this before in a one of my bike tires especially one with so few miles. In the future, I will be paying much more attention to any tread cracking.
