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Old 08-16-16, 02:27 PM
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rowebr
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Coming back from a Sunday morning 50 mile ride, I was in the city just cruising back to my house and stopped for a red light. As the light changed and I got back up to speed, I saw some rocks scattered in the road and tried to get out of their way, but clipped a baseball sized one with the front wheel and instantly heard the hiss of air rushing out. Darn rock sliced my tire open from the rim sidewall up to the middle of the tread. My first tire failure in about 6 years of riding. I could have booted the tire, but figured I was close enough to home so I just walked. It only took 20 minutes to get back, and I congratulated myself for using walkable SPD shoes. Now I can install a fresh tire in air-conditioned comfort with the bike in the work-stand, instead of sweating on the sidewalk in 99 degree heat.
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