I have been working too hard and so late this morning Saluki and I went out for a ride on one of my favorite routes, out and back from Fairfax Vt through the back roads, north toward St Albans. Its a pretty route with very little traffic, the weather was perfect for riding, the roads, both paved & dirt are in good condition. It rolls uphill 9 or 10 miles to the highest point between our home & St Albans, about 900 feet above us. That makes the return trip easy and exhilarating. I rolled along between 20 & 35 mph, except for the occasional uphill stretch that was either steep enough or long enough to require some real effort. Fortunately that’s where I was, going uphill and thinking I would stop at Minor’s for a roast beef sandwich and a Switchback when I heard the loud hiss. I barely had time to curse before I realized it was coming from the front tire and I needed to get a foot down immediately.
I got the bike off the road onto some grass, dug out the spare & levers, and turned the bike over. I didn’t even touch the QR before I saw the gash in the tire, a nearly new Pari-Moto. It was a 2 1/2 mile walk back to the car, while I wished there was some traffic, and a lift. In 40+ years of riding I have had only 3 front tire failures and all three were going uphill, which is probably why I can still write emails! Michael -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
