Catastrophic failure: help identify cause
09-30-09, 07:57 AM
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Catastrophic failure: help identify cause
I was riding my CX bike to work this morning, riding it along the packed-dirt trail that parallels the asphalt MUP.
As I'm riding I hear a "thud thud thud thud thud thud BOOM" with the boom being my rear tire going flat.
here's what the tube looks like:
Any idea what could have caused this?
Tires are 700x35 Maxxis Locusts. Wheels are Soul S4.0. Tubes are Bontrager 700x35-44c
As I'm riding I hear a "thud thud thud thud thud thud BOOM" with the boom being my rear tire going flat.
here's what the tube looks like:
Any idea what could have caused this?
Tires are 700x35 Maxxis Locusts. Wheels are Soul S4.0. Tubes are Bontrager 700x35-44c
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09-30-09, 08:26 AM
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Looks like a faulty tube.
09-30-09, 08:33 AM
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Oh, and a flat tire is not a "Catastrophic failure". This is:
09-30-09, 08:49 AM
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I was riding my CX bike to work this morning, riding it along the packed-dirt trail that parallels the asphalt MUP.
As I'm riding I hear a "thud thud thud thud thud thud BOOM" with the boom being my rear tire going flat.
here's what the tube looks like:
Any idea what could have caused this?
Tires are 700x35 Maxxis Locusts. Wheels are Soul S4.0. Tubes are Bontrager 700x35-44c
As I'm riding I hear a "thud thud thud thud thud thud BOOM" with the boom being my rear tire going flat.
here's what the tube looks like:
Any idea what could have caused this?
Tires are 700x35 Maxxis Locusts. Wheels are Soul S4.0. Tubes are Bontrager 700x35-44c
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09-30-09, 08:55 AM
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Feel better now?
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how does the bead of the tire look?
I have seen some Maxxis cross tires with some shoddy looking beads, and if the bead came off the rim a little bit that would explain the thumping and then when enough tube got through that would explain the tube blowing out
I have seen some Maxxis cross tires with some shoddy looking beads, and if the bead came off the rim a little bit that would explain the thumping and then when enough tube got through that would explain the tube blowing out
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I had that type of flat with my ritchey speedmax tires. The tire bead unseated and started to bulge to the side, thus the thud thud thud sound of the tire/tube hitting the frame. These tires were way loose on my rims; I could put them on with no effort with one thumb. Needless to say, I no longer ride these tires.
09-30-09, 09:30 AM
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It may indeed be a tire issue. I'd been planning on putting mud2's on, guess I'll prioritize that now.
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