I'm glad you caught it before it caught you! The one front blowout that really scared me was back 28 years ago when I foolishly rode 19 mm clinchers at 110+ psi. Just about to dive into a very fast 90* corner at the bottom of a steep, long hill -- bam .. hsss! A very short hsss because the tire volume was so small. If the blowout had happened a split second later, I'd have bought it.
IIRC, I had to walk some 2 miles home, too, since I managed to flub the 2 or 3 CO2 cartridges I carried (the first and last time I carried these instead of a pump). On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Michael Hechmer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ 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 [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.
