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I don't get it, what are you trying to convey with those pictures. It's ok to ride with the small tear?
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Don't be paranoid - probably ran over the screw.
As for fixing it yourself, I wouldn't trust a tyre that had a nail/screw in it. You need to take it to a tyre place just to check if there is a hole that has gone through.
I don't get it, what are you trying to convey with those pictures. It's ok to ride with the small tear?
I had something similar a couple years ago. It didn't leak or anything, just a small tear through the upper layers of the rubber. I kept an eye on it and this is what it went from/to in about two weeks time.
Actually looking at the picture dates, that was only one week.
Sorry for the confusion. What I was trying to convey is that even though it didn't fully puncture the tire, it'll wear differently from that spot regardless. It could be the one thing that leaves you stranded or worse when you least expect it.
So far so good. I've been monitoring the tire, no leak whatsover. I've been riding my usual aggressive style too. So it looks like I got away with one.
Would it be wrong to fill the small hole in the tire with something like rubber cement or super glue? I'm not going to puncture a new hole in it, just thought it might be better to fill the gap with SOMETHING.
You can take a tire from new to showing cords in one week if you ride enough, or have enough weight on the back of the bike. To me, that just looks like you wore out your tire.
How many miles were on the tire before you took the screw? It looks like it was already worn down quite a bit in the center.
To the original poster, if it doesn't leak, keep on riding it but make regular checks of air pressure and tire shape.
Fred
Your tire was flat wore out and if its worn more on one side than the other, its either out of balance or it was locked up. That tire should have been replaced 1000 miles ago...
Your looking for a blow out with the tire that thin. Its also much more more likely to go flat should you pick up a screw/nail...
A new tire (when needed) is much cheaper/safer than a new tire plus new plastic/ bent bars / etc, if /when you go down plus you get some new scars!
Maybe I'm paranoid, and you're not helping.... but what do you mean 'too far apart from being run over'? Just so you know, the second picture is how I found the screw. The third picture I've already unscrew it a little...
Ok, I didn't post those pics to ask opinions on whether the tire was worn or not. The second and third pics are when I noticed that it had a small nick in it, likely from a nail or something many many miles ago. It's my opinion that having that nick in the tire caused accelerated wear at that spot. I never pulled a nail or screw from my tire just noticed that one day. That tire was not locked up or out of balance. Your tire is relatively new so your results may be totally different from mine. :thumbup:
The nick you show, doesn't have any inner cords of the tire visable.
Clearly, there's more rubber showing where your nick is, so I guess I'm missing your logic.