{"id":1320,"date":"2010-09-02T03:17:53","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T10:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2010-09-02T03:26:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T10:26:18","slug":"always-inspect-your-tires-closely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curlybrace.com\/words\/2010\/09\/always-inspect-your-tires-closely\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Inspect Your Tires Closely!"},"content":{"rendered":"

REI had 26×1.8 Michelin City tires at 25% off $28. I was worried about my decade-old tires, particularly the fact that at only 1.4 inches, rim damage seemed fairly likely on a tour. I nabbed the last two tires.<\/p>\n

I noticed that one of the tires was missing the cardboard product tag, and that it had some writing inside the tire. I didn’t think much of it, and neither did the cashier.<\/p>\n

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When I got home, I went straight to work. First, I had to figure out the rotation direction. On these tires, it’s embossed right on the reflective stripe, so it’s quite hard to see. I finally found the embossed arrow and, just as I set the tire down, something caught my eye:<\/p>\n

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There was the faintest of lines in the sidewall…<\/p>\n

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With a bit of flex, things got scary fast:<\/p>\n

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Not only was the tire ply visible, it was cut clean through along at least three parallel lines!<\/p>\n

So remember: always very<\/b> carefully inspect tires before purchasing them. High speed blowouts are not fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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