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Originally Posted by HPsauce
Apparently the tyre is damaged too, so I'll need to get a new one. But the wheel is repairable.
Given the spare is a different design tyre (the slightly older MPSS) I'll probably buy a pair of new MPS4S's and retire whatever is the worst current tyre to be the spare.
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Collected today and the repair looks good, ought to for the price!
The damage to the tyre is a bit odd, a strip torn out of the beading on the outside, could possibly have been done on a kerb or metal edge. The repair place said they really didn't want to refit it and it probably wouldn't be safe for high speed road use.
But I'll keep it in the garage as an "emergency spare" as otherwise it's good and only buy one new tyre for now.
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