Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
I was making RECORD time on the way home last night--I actually rode 5 miles past my house just to have a tail wind to end the day. I was doing over 25mph on the flats and feeling fine when I noticed a weird bumping feeling and the POW! No gunfire, just a blowout on the rear tire. It left a huge hole in my rear tire, suspiciously like the blowout described in another thread (although I didn't find any sheetmetal screw).
I was able to boot the tire and limp a mile to the Walgreen's parking lot, where my wife just happened to be picking up a prescription. When I got home I just had to throw the tire away and put on an old racing tire I was hanging on to for just such an emergency. Off to the LBS at lunch time.