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Gatorskin wearing out fast (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cubism_pitta@lemmy.world to c/bikewrench@lemmy.world

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This tire has about 300mi on it and I am already missing a good chunk of rubber in this spot

I am riding fixed 46x17 so I have plenty of skid patches.

The Ultra Sport III I replaced was pretty evenly worn by the time I removed it

I mainly run Gatorskins but they typically hold up better. Is anyone else noticed a quality issue?

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[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for that; I have been considering looking at some Vittorias lately!

[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Your tyre is also basically done already, I wouldn't keep riding that with that amount of damage and expect it not to fail on the next ride tbh

You do you obviously but that's ready to pop imho

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Even if it won't fail, this gonna be a very uncomfortable and bumpy ride.