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Odd flats
Bang! HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Odd, no whoosh-whoosh-whoosh as the puncture spun around. And the prolonged hiss stopped as soon as I stopped. Well, a Slime tube can seal things like that. But the front tire feels fine. Maybe it's the back tire? No, both tires are fine. Hmmm . . . Flip bike upside-down, peer more closely at tires. Nope, both tires are fine. Idly spin rear tire--nothing. Idly spin front tire--HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! A dry branch goes bang! when it breaks under the front tire. A dry leaf trapped just right between fork legs and the brake arms makes a really impressive hissing noise if the tire just barely rubs it. *** Foosh! No doubt about this puncture, flat as a pancake in an instant. A car ran over someone's purple sunglasses, leaving a sharp and hard-to-see lens fragment, which my front tire flipped up to greet my rear ti http://i48.tinypic.com/301h7ie.jpg Made me long for a simple goathead. Reminded why I carry tire boots and a rolled-up spare tire. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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