The weird

[Neal]

Do it!!!!

 

[Rich W.]

that would be a bit over the top IMHO…but I’d love to see it!

 

[Richpatty]

So did you need to replace the tire?

 

[ARD]

So did you need to replace the tire?

I was prepared to and in fact wanted to replace it, but the tech said I didn’t need to.

 

[Jim]

I was prepared and wanted to replace it, but the tech said I didn’t need to.

Did they at least put a tube in it?

 

[ARD]

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Did they at least put a tube in it?

A tube?

 

[Jim]

A tube?

Yes, a tube. Like what you find in a bicycle tire. Or better yet, buy a new tire, that one doesn't make me feel warm-n-fuzzy at all.

 

[Rich W.]

I agree with the tech. I don’t think it looks severe enough to replace. It looks kind of ugly but its just a small chunk of tread. And not that any of us would do it, but the tires can be re-grooved.

 

[Neal]

These tires have a huge amount of rubber, I agree, it doesn't look bad. But as I mentioned to @ARD offline you can have Michelin inspect it. I had issues with a few of my tires being way out of balance and Michelin arranged an inspection, of course it was worthless and FL warranty replaced the two tires.

 

[Neemer]

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Wow. My sense of scale in your original pics made that out to be much larger. What a freakish thing.