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g,
no Xpert or Tire Forensic Investigator here,
but in close study of your exc. pics, I'd guess
you hit some object that came up the sidewall
or, a stationary object that gouged the sidewall.
I'd bet on the former...and, you may never have
heard it or noticed it, but it sure looks like an object
gouged/punctured the sidewall; thus the scrapes
on the rim.
OTOH, it could be a sidewall failure, but very rare
in my reading, unless very underinflated/overloaded,
run at extreme speeds, etc., none of which seem
to fit your situ.
Rather than driving yourself crazy trying to cop a
replacement tire in that steamroller size, to fix your
ride's look cosmetically, I'd drive on the spare for
a few days and lean hard on the installing Stlr
for some "sympathy adjustment".
Ugly, and you were lucky...the damage is amazing,
but I've been behind 18 wheelers that tossed treads
and it isn't any fun, espc. on a Scoot doing 75.
GL with your Dlr negotiations...
BR,mD
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