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Tyre cross hatch trivia

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By steveh - Posted on 30 October 2014

At the Mont on the weekend, me and some team mates were shooting the breeze about the crosses that develop in/on the dust on the sidewalls of tyres.

Someone said- and it sounds like a wives tale- that it means the tyre pressure was perfect for the track. Someone else just said it happens all the time and is meaningless.

Does anyone know- or have any clues as to the cause and if it actually means anything?

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Pete B's picture
I thought it happened when
Submitted by Pete B on Thu, 30/10/2014 - 10:19.

I thought it happened when you run a low pressure and as the tyre deforms under braking and acceleration it leaves the marks.

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steveh's picture
ahhh
Submitted by steveh on Thu, 30/10/2014 - 10:21.

that makes sense!

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wirebead
Submitted by Pants on Thu, 30/10/2014 - 12:40.

I only have experience with Maxxis, but it only happens on wirebead tyres. My UST and foldable minions never do it, but whenever I use a wirebead minion it does...

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fabric
Submitted by Slowpup on Fri, 31/10/2014 - 16:51.

The very small cross hatch pattern on Schwalbe sidewalls is the fabric of the tyre carcase fighting its way out of the rubber....

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Sounds like a zombie movie
Submitted by hawkeye on Fri, 31/10/2014 - 17:31.

Sounds like a zombie movie Smiling

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