[Stucks123]

Hello Whilst fitting some mudguards I noticed these marks on my rear tyres. All pictures are in separate locations on the tyre and I think there was intermittent rubbing of the tyre in the frame. I have now adjusted this to ensure it doesnt happen again. Should I be concerned? They are marathon tyres and they have done about 2000 miles.

As you can see all the “damage” is on that whitestrip that runs round the tyre.
 

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Simon E wrote:

I’d second what Awavey says – that doesn’t look like tyre damage to me.

I’ve beein riding Schwalbe tyres for years, the reflective strip is liable to peel away from the tyre, which I expect is perfectly fine.

Seconded.

[chrisonabike]

You meanie!  Now they’ve got

You meanie!  Now they’ve got to get them back on!  The tyre may be fine but their poor fingers…

[AlsoSomniloquism]

Plus if they are Marathons,

Plus if they are Marathons, you do want to resist the urge to remove them just to look inside. 

[AlsoSomniloquism]

Think I might have tracked

Think I might have tracked down the cause for you. Rubbing mudguard.

[Simon E]

I’d second what Awavey says –

I’d second what Awavey says – that doesn’t look like tyre damage to me.

I’ve beein riding Schwalbe tyres for years, the reflective strip is liable to peel away from the tyre, which I expect is perfectly fine.

[Awavey]

I’ll preface my comment by
I’ll preface my comment by highlighting I’m not a qualified bike mechanic so feel free to ignore anything I say or take it with a pinch of salt 🙂

But that disclaimer aside, I’d be happy to carry on riding those tyres, that silver reflective bit always seems to do that on tyres and Marathons are pretty solid anyway, as long as the inside is fine theyll be good to ride for a while yet imo

[TheBillder]

That’s a flesh wound. I got
That’s a flesh wound. I got home from a ride with this (I did notice a slight variation to ride quality). Managed to resist the temptation just to glue it down…

[IanMSpencer]

That white reflective tape

That white reflective tape looks like that often from new. Image one is the diagonal cut from manufacture, 2 looks like a wrinkle from manufacture and the 3rd a minor scuff. 

The marks further out – is that blue paint from the frame? Nothing though that looks bothersome to the tyre. Check the inside of the frame in case there is any scoring, but still looks fairly inconsequential.

[Stucks123]

Thanks.

Thanks.

Inside all fine. No obvious lesions/damage

[Hirsute]

Looks superficial to me.

Looks superficial to me.

What does the inside look like though? That would be more informative.

[Stucks123]

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