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Title: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: 182_blue on June 04, 2011, 08:43:01 pm
Quote from: Shaun;2836597
Its a Tyre thats been in the shed a while and was thinking about selling it, but after cleaning it i noticed a few areas like the between the tread in places ?, is it safe ?, the cracking seems to be only on the very surface of the rubber ?, i was going to sell it but dont want to if its not safe, its a shame if i cant as its a nearly new 18" continental 225-40-18 !!

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Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: MAT ED30 on June 04, 2011, 08:47:03 pm
how many miles has it done? might be worth an email to the maker saying is this normal on a tyre thats only done XXX miles
Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: Andy on June 04, 2011, 08:48:03 pm
if it isn't to deep it will be fine...looks like a conti tyre
Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: 182_blue on June 04, 2011, 08:50:02 pm
how many miles has it done? might be worth an email to the maker saying is this normal on a tyre thats only done XXX miles

only about 2k miles, but its not been on an alloy for a while now.
Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: 182_blue on June 04, 2011, 08:51:12 pm
if it isn't to deep it will be fine...looks like a conti tyre
Not deep at all, seems to be just the very outer skin, and yes its a conti

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Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: Greeners on June 04, 2011, 08:53:44 pm
I'd say it was fine and I'd happily use it!
Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: Andy on June 04, 2011, 08:55:35 pm
arr thought it was a conti tyre even when they are on the car little cracks appear like that on them its normal with that brand of tyre & michelins do it as well.
Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: 182_blue on June 04, 2011, 08:57:37 pm
arr thought it was a conti tyre even when they are on the car little cracks appear like that on them its normal with that brand of tyre & michelins do it as well

Yeh i seem to rememeber they were all like it on the Edition 30, i even though i was over pumping them LOL, so the next question is how much to charge for it ?, loads of tread on it
Title: Re: Tyre, is this OK ?
Post by: Andy on June 04, 2011, 09:07:52 pm
i sold  some goodyears the same size with 5mm of tread left on them for £40 each