Veloflex Master 28 ????? Possible seperation

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upside
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by upside

This happened recently and wondering if the tire is seperating. The bike seems to wander on a fast descent and I am hoping Veloflex gets back to me.
Would you guy's ride this tire as there isn't many miles on these.
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Marin
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by Marin

Separating from what? What are we supposed to see in?

upside
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by upside

Right down almost the center of the tire. The tire has a herringbone tread and that line down the center opened up over night.

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Here is another angle.....
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Excuse me.... here is the other
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CrankyCarbon
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by CrankyCarbon

So the outer tread split from a lamination problem of the tread to the carcass?

I had a Vittoria Corsa III just a few months ago which had that yellow strip down the middle. The yellow strip went into an "S" shape in about 6 inches as it separated from the casing. It felt really weird as if the tire had a slow leaking flat and the tire would oscilate left/right (or wander as you mention) even riding straight. The feeling was really unnerving as it was an uncontrollable and continuous oscilation.

Inspection of the inside of the tire showed no carcass/thread problems.

WIth yours and the tread splitting I would not ride it.

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