"cliff" <
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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.
