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Well, was forced into an earlier than needed (given the very mild weather at the mo') move onto the winter tyres because my summer tyres wore out and so I thought I'd just stick the winter tyres on rather than buy a new tyre for a couple of weeks use (skint anyway).
My rear Winter Marathon was looking worn, but not too bad: some of the central studs had been pushed over sideways and the tread had started wearing down. However, from the outside they still looked good for another season. It didn't occur to me to check the inside. First day with them on I get a puncture, because the casing has worn inside allowing the studs to push through. The inner tube was pock marked at quite a few of the stud locations. I can't afford a new tyre yet (hopefully next month) so I've just used the worn summer tyre I'd just taken off to line the Winter Marathons.
In fairness I did do over 2500 miles on them, but I still thought I'd get more than one years use out of them.