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Post by scooternub on Apr 9, 2019 6:03:18 GMT -5
My brand new tire.
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Post by jeff84 on Apr 9, 2019 7:10:47 GMT -5
piss anyone off lately? were other tires cut in the area?
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lupo76
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Post by lupo76 on Apr 9, 2019 7:17:27 GMT -5
Definitely NOT stabbed.
Btw, you how sharp a knife must be and how much force you need, to stab a pumped tire?
Plus it also would look different.
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Post by scooternub on Apr 9, 2019 7:59:49 GMT -5
piss anyone off lately? were other tires cut in the area? Nope, it was random act. Only one vehicle on my street which is my neighbor, his tires are fine. I might be looking into a door cam of some sort.
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Post by benji on Apr 9, 2019 8:48:53 GMT -5
Kinda looks like a split to me. But tires can get stabbed, or "slashed" as we used to call it. Usually leaves a scuff marks tho, and it's a cleaner cut.
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Post by scooternub on Apr 9, 2019 10:08:36 GMT -5
I rhode the scooter yesterday and parked it without any problem. Come out at 6:30 with a flat. Tried airing it up but heard air leaking, searched n found the puncture facing the street. This is destruction of personal property from an individual or more.
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Post by Kenho21 on Apr 9, 2019 10:34:02 GMT -5
Definitely looks more like the tire just split to me as well. With the quality control on many of the parts we buy for these scooters, it wouldn’t surprise me.
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Post by lilpinny on Apr 9, 2019 11:25:18 GMT -5
I’m not proud to admit this but I’ve slashed a scooter tire in my day. You can totally push a good knife right through it just like that. It’s not like a car tire.
...the guy owed me a lot of money and I didn’t think so straight back then. Punctured his tire with a Spiderco and it totally backfired... because now he not only owed me money, he had to get his tire fixed. College. It was pretty stupid.
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Post by FrankenMech on Apr 9, 2019 12:36:35 GMT -5
It looks more like a split to me. Usually caused by a defect in the tire liner which causes a bulge in the outer casing which splits. Many things can cause a defect in the inner liner, manufacturing defects, a puncture, an improper puncture repair, an impact which 'bruises' a tire, etc. The defect location can be distant from the split. Air can travel through the reinforcement and along inner plies. The tire liner is like a built-in tube and is usually only 1-3mm thick.
0nce the tire is removed the damage can be examined from the inside and the cords can be inspected.
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Post by lilpinny on Apr 9, 2019 13:12:50 GMT -5
If you got a significant other, you better make up! 😀
But that's a knife puncture. I've seen it. I've done it. It's the width of a knife, it's the height of a knife. It's a knife. You can push a knife like that through a scooter tire like butter.
You go to bed and your bike is fine and then wake up to that. That ain't no defect.
You just got unlucky.
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Post by Kenho21 on Apr 9, 2019 13:20:48 GMT -5
Hide your children.
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Post by scooterpimp on Apr 9, 2019 13:40:10 GMT -5
Utility knife will cut sidewalls easily , don’t ask how I know ,
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Post by benji on Apr 10, 2019 9:10:00 GMT -5
I’m not proud to admit this but I’ve slashed a scooter tire in my day. You can totally push a good knife right through it just like that. It’s not like a car tire. ...the guy owed me a lot of money and I didn’t think so straight back then. Punctured his tire with a Spiderco and it totally backfired... because now he not only owed me money, he had to get his tire fixed. College. It was pretty stupid. I think we got a confession.
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Post by bungee36 on Apr 10, 2019 13:49:52 GMT -5
I carry a folding money clip/utility knife in my pocket every day that could make a cut exactly like that. I'm just too old and calm to do damage and vandalize others' property.
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Post by bungee36 on Apr 10, 2019 14:27:50 GMT -5
2 for $14 when I last bought them last winter.
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