Tyre Talk: What would you do with this??

[tnvatdreamland]

During my daily PMCS, (pre-maintainence checks and services) I discovered this. This is a Continental Contiforce rear tire with less than 4K miles on it. This foriegn object is in the bottom of an outer grove, is small and looks as if may not be punched directly through.

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/TexasSportBiker/?action=view&current=Picture001.jpg

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[ZukiFred]

I personally would replace the tire ASAP.

[notec]

Pull it out..........if it leaks, replace. If not your good to go.

[allblackkat]

you must live by some construction....

my wife had the same thing in her front tire... looks like a staple....

we had to replace the tire the day before we left for the gap....

[KatanaSoldier]

I would let as much air out as poosible then pull it to see how deep it is. It might be very very short and not have caused any deep damge. If it was deep, I would replace the tire.

[jgalar]

Even though you only have 4K miles you don't have much tread left - replace the tire.

[md86]

Yeah , just yank it out and see what happens . I've had a couple things lodged in there that didn't go all the way through , and a couple that DID . It sucks , but just get it over with .

[thetable]

Pull it, and if it looks like it was in very far at all, replace it. Being as the ContiForce is steel belted, I would be very nerous if it got near the belts. Rusted belts are NOT a good thing.

[Fredd]

Pull it out. See if it leaks.
I wouldn't leave it in because even if it is not leaking now it could work it's way deeper into the rubber.
Even if it's not leaking when you pull the object out, depending on how big it is and how deep it did go you could have damage you can't see. I would take it easy and get a new tire on the way.

[tnvatdreamland]

I want to thank everyone that had input on this and answerd the survey. I went ahead and replaced it with the Continental Raod Attack. Very fine indeed. The "Forces" were excellent and the 'Attacks""even better.
I ordered it last Sat, got it on Wends., had it mounted today. I gingerly rode it to the shop and let them pull the staple, since they were mounting it for free. Once there, we pulled the object, and sure enough, it slow leaked under oil.
I don't know about the Z6's, but after experienceing several other manufactures, I'm a Continental fan now . The Attack has some cool raised checkering on the side wall that makes it look really classy.

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/aa55/TexasSportBiker/?action=view&current=ContinentalRoadAttacktirenew1870000.jpg

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[md86]

Crappy way to get a set of new tires . But new tires are always lovely .