They’re not that old – thousand miles maybe – but both F&R have the same issue: The small overlappy bit of the outside of the carcass near to the bead is beginning to delaminate (see pics)
The underlying tyre seems OK to me but I’m not sure whether this crappy bit of fabric is all that’s holding the bead on. Anyone know ?
(I’ll try to contact Hutchy as well but I thought I’d get the genuine experts onto it early)
[url=https://flic.kr/p/o1kwa1]P1040624[/url] by scaredypants, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/o3g4wo]P1040623[/url] by scaredypants, on Flickr
I wouldn’t use them myself. That isn’t a big mileage so worth pursuing a little bit as I don’t think that should have happened after that many miles. They could just say no and I don’t think you’d have a leg to stand on but it’s worth asking.
Hutchinson have replaced 2 sets of tyres for me under warranty for just that reason – splits down the edge of the rim, mine were tubeless fusion 3s. Bike shop contacted them directly, no hassle, but that was in the US.