Tire Quality 101

Easy Rider · #1 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 11:53 PM

Today during my debut in bicycle racing, I found one important factor. Make the tires have a thick side wall. I had a blowout going into a tight turn after the straight away. I have Specialized Tires. The side wall ripped bigtime. I'm glad I was wearing my karting suit. It prevented some major road rash!

deacon · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 11:59 PM

Wow I'm glad you were as well.

Easy Rider · #3 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 12:02 AM

Thanks Deacon, but I did bang my knee up just a little. It definitely could have been worst.

deacon · #4 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 12:09 AM

I'll say that looks like a real nightmare for about two second then pain

**Norman** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:33 AM

I see green stuff! What do your shorts look like?

Just kidding. Slime out of the tires blowouts are not fun on any kind of bike.
I had one in denver,co rush hour traffic interstate 25 coming back from Sturgis had the old lady on back and I thought we were going down but got lucky. New tires on bike. I ran over an allen wrench someone left on the road.

deacon · #6 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:34 AM

thats where i left that darn wrench...

**paul** · #7 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:43 AM

wow that looks scary! glad you are ok.

Easy Rider · #8 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norman

I see green stuff! What do your shorts look like?

Just kidding. Slime out of the tires blowouts are not fun on any kind of bike.

I originally was going to buy a heavy duty tube but the saleman at the bike shop talked me out of it!

**Bikeguy Joe** · #9 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 08:00 PM

Tore that thing up!!!!

**nogoodnic** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 09:16 PM

YIKES

! That does not look like it was a fun ride, thank God your alright. How fast were you going when it let loose and were they high presure tires? Theres a group of racers in Estonia that have sanctioned races that used to be members on MK. They would post their race footage, its really cool seeing 10-15 motorized bikes racing around a curvy track. I'll see if I can dig up a ling to some of their stuff...Kelly