A tire can be shot without visible damage.
When I bought my track bike at the end of the '15 season the tires looked like they might still have a day or two left in them, so I decided to defer the purchase of new tires until the following year and ride one day to get to know the bike.
I got a serious vibration at about 80 mph. It was the rear tire. Despite still looking okay it was done. Fortunately I had a spare take-off with me so I swapped and bingo... perfect.
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