Originally Posted by somnambulant
"overweening"? that's a new one.
I have a keirin-berlin sticker that I got through the spoke-card secret santa this past holidays. The guy that sent me a card lives in Berlin. I can't remember his name though.
Jeremy: I got a flat while my bike was sitting in my office last fall. I was in a meeting and on my way back to my desk 3 or 4 people said "hey wes, you got a flat". Pretty funny. Apparently it was a sudden blow-out type deal with a popping sound and then a WHOOSH. Everyone in my section of the office heard it.
friday evening i head an explosion coming from the basement, i thought a pipe had bust or something and i didn't realise it was my tire until sunday when i went to get my bike out and the tire was flat and there was a 4" gash in the tube (which was brand new and changed the day before). so this morning i go to get my bike out and blamo, flat tire. new tire, new tube. it must be the rim. i'll play with it tonight. maybe get some rim tape first, perhaps pay a visit to cavernmech at lunch time...