On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:04:03 GMT, Werehatrack
wrote:

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 22:34:27 GMT, Werehatrack
wrote:

On 31 Oct 2004 14:39:36 EST, wrote:

This morning my nice new thorn resistant tube blew out through the
sidewall just above the bead of bad tire.

Ah. Missed that "bad tire" note the first time.

When the tire blew out it almost looked like someone had sliced my
sidewall to be mean since the tire was new. Apparantly this was NOS
with the emphasis being on the word Old. They were obviously dry
rotted from age around the beads and the seller should have thought
twice before retailing them.

My advice: Patch,
replace tire, and go, unless the tube is visibly distorted in the area
to the point that it won't lay flat.

No visible distortion in the tube although it must have stretched some
when it bubble gum burst out the sidewall.

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
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