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Tiny hole/slit on front tire

I noticed that a tiny rock had made some damage to the front tire (see image)



Is this something I should worry about or should I ignore it?

My gut reaction would be to dig out the rock and glue the hole. What do you think?
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Absolutely fine.

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Looks like it's less deep than the rise of the knob over the base layer of the tire... so it's just a slit in a square of solid rubber. No worries.

Furthermore, it looks similar to what I have seen on street tires after riding over a rain gutter grate or similar... tiny little slits that actually seal up by themselves next time your tire gets hot.
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Flint cut, pretty normal and as AnTyx says, it's on a raised knob so plenty of depth there. Usually the flints fall out but it wouldn't hurt to probe it with a small screwdriver to make sure you haven't got any bits remaining in there that could work their way further in over time.
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looks familiar I have Mitas e07 Thats nothing the rubber is dam hard on these tires
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