Originally Posted by
stapfam
Feel lucky it was not the front.
Glad the OP's event ended well.
I had a similar incident that also ended well and it was the front tire that went. I hit a broken beer bottle at about 30 mph with explosive results. Luckily the road was completely straight and I got it stopped with only minor staining of my padded shorts. After I stopped I found that the tire was cut nearly completely in half with only the beads and a bit of rubber holding it together.