Originally Posted by
RAF M
Yesterday night on the Fourth of July, I decided to go for a biking session to set a new record on Strava. Upon my descent on this steep bridge, somewhere in the middle a 2-cm long metal nail punctured my fabulous Grand Prix 4-season tire
. It happened so fast that my tire lost 110 psi in 3 seconds. Good thing it was my front wheel so that I could control myself to safety.
I was wondering, do you guys think this piece of iron nail could puncture anything in the market today? I doubt there are any. It's sad that I never got to fully assess this tire that I bought for $70 and it only had about 250 miles in under a month. Perhaps the sharp nail was sheer bad luck.
If it's a big enough nail that's positioned just right and you're going fast enough it could kill your tire *and* your rim. I've only had it happen once but it's possible. Another weird one I had happen was when I had a tire nearly cut off the rim by an old razor blade that was in the gravel on a path I was riding.