OT: rough-riding kumhos? - follow up

[drew at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (Drew MacPherson)]

It sounds like  you nailed a stone or other object on the road causing 
internal damage (and a subsequent bulge) in the tire.  Happens all the 
time on the trails that pass for back roads around these parts... :)

Drew

On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Allyn wrote:

> nope :)
> 1. the vibration was there before i got to cincy
> 2. the 'dip' is even in the tread grooves (i.e. the center channel dips as
> well), and this part of the tire is not in contact with the road.
> Al
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jason Cammisa" <jcammisa@alwaysonline.net>
> To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:10 AM
> Subject: Re: OT: rough-riding kumhos? - follow up
> 
> 
> > At 03:02 AM 6/12/2003, Allyn wrote:
> >
> > >get back home, throw the original front wheels on the spare rear axle
> beam
> > >i have, so i can spin/examine them. get this, the right front kumho has
> > >this funky 'dip' in it. over about a 5-8" span, the entire tread area
> dips
> > >by about 2mm. even the center tread groove follows this dip. also, while
> > >the center is dipping, the sidewalls stay where they should be (i was
> > >thinking it was the wheel, as this wheel has been straightened twice, but
> > >the wheels/sidewalls rotate true).
> >
> > LOL!
> > Allyn, Cathy's right -- that's a big fat flat spot from the parking lot
> > episodes. :-)
> > Jason
> >
> >
> 
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