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Tyre failure example (with an aside on tyre liners)
I had a substantial tyre failure today - see pictures. Ended up with
a large bit of tread missing and a gash right through the cords. see pictures at: http://www.webstersabingdon.plus.com/tyres/ I ended up with a large egg in the tyre with a distinct lump on each rotation. The point of this is that I was only saved from a blowout by the Mr Tuffy tyre liner inside acting as a tyre boot. This is a benefit of tyre liners beyond the prevention of punctures from "just penetrating" objects that is sometimes missed. Another side benefit is that any punctures (the only other one in this tyre in over 3000 miles was caused by a large nail that no reasonable precautions could prevent) tend to self-seal to some extent, leaving you with a slow puncture that can be sorted when convenient. Does anyone have any other evidence to support these comments? My final point is a comment on the threads about tyre longevity. I rarely wear down tyres, much more usual is this sort of sudden failure - as you can see this tyre still had plenty of tread left after 3300 miles. So my answer to those who ask "how long can I expect my tyres to last?" is "until you run over something that shreds them". Does anyone else subscribe to this view. Don't know what caused this puncture(dark & wet - I didn't see what did it), but I'm certainly glad to have been saved from a long walk (I carry spare tube, but not tyre). One up to tyre liners on this occasion. Andrew Webster |
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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 17:43:12 +0000, Rick Onanian wrote:
On 3 Dec 2003 12:42:15 -0800, (Andrew Webster) wrote: I had a substantial tyre failure today - see pictures. Ended up with a large bit of tread missing and a gash right through the cords. http://www.webstersabingdon.plus.com/tyres/ That's not a tire! That's an alien! Shoot it! Isn't it obvious from it's guts that it's an alien, come to invade the planet and cook all the humans? Look at all the gooey, stringy crap with oddly colored bits randomly mixed in. Don't you know alien physiology when you see it? I thought I saw a hand and arm in there. -- David L. Johnson __o | Let's not escape into mathematics. Let's stay with reality. -- _`\(,_ | Michael Crichton (_)/ (_) | |
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Tyre failure example (with an aside on tyre liners)
"Rick Onanian" wrote in message ... You better hope he doesn't contact any Vogons... Oh freddled gruntbuggly thy micturations are to me As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee. Groop I implore thee my foonting turlingdromes. And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles, Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't! Another g. daniels tribute? --Josh (removing exhausted Babel fish from ear and placing in satchel) |
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Tyre failure example (with an aside on tyre liners)
"Rick Onanian" wrote in message
... You better hope he doesn't contact any Vogons... Oh freddled gruntbuggly thy micturations are to me As plurdled gabbleblotchits on a lurgid bee. Groop I implore thee my foonting turlingdromes. And hooptiously drangle me with crinkly bindlewurdles, Or I will rend thee in the gobberwarts with my blurglecruncheon, see if I don't! Smoke comin' out of your spell-checker, Rick? Bill "pic needs a little yellow-greenish slime for full effect" S. |
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Tyre failure example (with an aside on tyre liners)
Andrew Webster writes:
I had a substantial tyre failure today - see pictures. Ended up with a large bit of tread missing and a gash right through the cords. see pictures at: http://www.webstersabingdon.plus.com/tyres/ I ended up with a large egg in the tyre with a distinct lump on each rotation. The point of this is that I was only saved from a blowout by the Mr Tuffy tyre liner inside acting as a tyre boot. This is a benefit of tyre liners beyond the prevention of punctures from "just penetrating" objects that is sometimes missed. Just the same, the rubber was cut and that indicates a sharp object, whether that was a chipped rock or a piece of metal/glass. If the rubber were not broken, then it would indicate a poor tire casing. The ess bend in the casing occurs because only one ply remained in tact and being at 45 degrees, the other axis stretches and causes a bulge. Notice that the blue tire is cracking from aging that colored tires do better than carbon black ones. Jobst Brandt |
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Tyre failure example (with an aside on tyre liners)
Thanks for the comments chaps - sorry about the double posting, but
the first effort reported an error (honest), must be those pesky aliens you talked about. Andrew Webster |
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Werehatrack Rault writes:
Notice that the blue tire is cracking from aging that colored tires do better than carbon black ones. The next time I acquire a suitable example, I'll take a few photos of gumwall tires on older bikes where the black tread is intact but the unpigmented sidewalls have completely deteriorated. I usually see this on bikes in thrift stores at least once per month. Black is the appropriate color for a tire for a good reason, as you allude above. Latex rubber, unfilled or blended is worse than blue coloring against the weathering. I think you probably know that from reading endless defenses of tubulars and aging of such tires for better performance. See the FAQ on that at: http://draco.acs.uci.edu/rbfaq/FAQ/index.html under the heading: 8b Tech Tires Jobst Brandt |
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On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 18:23:41 -0800, "Josh Gatts"
wrote: "Rick Onanian" wrote in message You better hope he doesn't contact any Vogons... Oh freddled gruntbuggly thy micturations are to me Another g. daniels tribute? --Josh (removing exhausted Babel fish from ear and placing in satchel) From your sig, I expect that you would have recognized that poetry, unless your Babel fish reference is to babelfish.altavista.com... -- Rick Onanian |
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