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Old 14-03-10, 12:09 AM   #21
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Old 14-03-10, 11:13 AM   #22
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It's o.k Ben I appreciate the advice I meant how come it only happened around such a small circumference of the tyre (about 12 inches)
The plan was to take it easy back but I had some scooby up my **** for a bit and it all got a little silly lol

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It's got to go somewhere, like he says these tyres have no tread in the middle, so the other (nominally) 28" of tyre could have been fag-paper thin, just that 12" band tore first.

Should be fairly obvious from the fact that the start of those sipes has been worn away to nothing?
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Old 14-03-10, 01:01 PM   #23
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It's got to go somewhere, like he says these tyres have no tread in the middle, so the other (nominally) 28" of tyre could have been fag-paper thin, just that 12" band tore first.

Should be fairly obvious from the fact that the start of those sipes has been worn away to nothing?

What's a sipe?
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Groove in tread for water to be forced out of
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Old 14-03-10, 01:55 PM   #25
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Groove in tread for water to be forced out of
Seems an unecessarily posh word for 'groove'!
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I was just talking to someone (read: some other geek) about tyres, grooves go around circumference, sipes go outwards.
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Old 14-03-10, 02:05 PM   #27
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I'll try and remember that, might come in handy for a pub quiz somewhere.

Here's one for you, on aircraft tyres, the large lip on the outside which deflects water outwards is called chine.
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Don't remember that, remember to change your tyres before they're completely effed!
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Roger that!

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