Wow...it's good you didn't get hurt - or worse yet, your bike get harmed :).
I can't help but comment on your 'thank God for fenders' remark: I think your fenders may have inadvertently contributed to the blowout, because they concealed the tire from view and prevented you from noticing the tread wear. I prefer riding fenderless (when possible....I live in Seattle) for several reasons, but mainly because I can't help but notice my tires. It's easy to give them a quick pinch before each ride to check air pressure. If I ride over debris, I run my fingers along the moving tire to check for embedded glass. I hope this doesn't come off preachy because I'm far from fastidious, and I think it's a good thing to get maximum wear from your tread. I'm sure in many poorer countries it would be considered wasteful to replace a tire before the casing was showing. Jack On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 5:09:28 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Riding home from the grocery store near Corrales this afternoon, with a > ~30 lb load in back, I got as far as the old Alameda bridge over the Rio > Grande, when POW! the rear tire exploded. > > Turns out it was worn to the casing at a couple of points -- those may > have been points where I skidded -- and the casing had just busted, letting > the tube through, tube exploding and spraying Orange Seal from the new rear > tube -- thank God for fenders! > > Very fortunately it was the rear, and it happened in a non-auto zone. > > 1748 miles (I was dreaming when I claimed >3,500 -- was looking at the > wrong numbers) on the rear, but an often loaded rear, not infrequently > ridden for at least 3 or so miles on bosque dirt. Better than 559 X 1.25 > non TG/folding Paselas, at any rate, by about 40%. > > I'll have to check the tread wear on the gofast, but I installed those > tires later and ride that bike less. > > I ... had no boot ... for the ~8 mm slit, so -- the tires fit loose on the > rims -- rolled a bandana in and stuffed it between new tube and casing. > That lasted about 3-4 miles (checked every half mile or so!) until it wore > through; then I took the old tube (I was smart to keep it) and cut a > section, folded it in half, and booted the spot with that. It bulged, but I > made it home, so completing an otherwise very nice 17 mile errand ride. > > The lousy photo shows the spot after I reached home, about 6 miles after > the incident. The tube showing is the booting tube. > > If you ride performance tires, check that tread! > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
