It went POP!!!!

[Swanny]

Just coming down to Sells Green this evening and I heard a very loud pop, first thought was that the bike had back fired but then a bit further on I could feel it was a puncture on the back tyre
£117 for a new one :'(

Lucky for me I wasn't far from home as my bike is fecking heavy to push..
Looks like a piece of electrical cable I dug out of the tyre, far too big a hole to think about plugging



I'm going to drop the wheel in here tomorrow morning
http://www.rideinrideout.co.uk/index.htm

[Dan505]

lucky you stayed vertical

[Dabz]

Not good, but Carsons will sort you out tomorrow

[Jon_W]

AR5E!!!!! >

Had that on the Sv a few years back.... is a little alarming when you hear the pop!

Glad all is ok though (apart from the wallet!)

[Geordie Stu]

Christ well done on staying upright. [smiley=thumbup.gif]

[Swanny]

Cheers the back end goes a bit wobbly

I was two up at the time as well :-?

[Dan505]

I was two up at the time as well :-?

probably helped, keeping the weight over the rear? :-/





on a side note.....YAY quoting works again :P

[Col]

Caused by lazy bastids chucking crap on the roads and verges .. tins, bottles you name it

Crap everywhere just thrown out by useless unthinking dumfooks who don't give a second thought to the damage and cost their crap can cause >

I would put a £10 charge on all drink tins/bottles/takeaways repaid on return and confiscate vehicles and fine any scum caught flytipping 8-)

Got much worse last few years

[Swanny]

All fixed now. Looks like a piece of cable with a metal sleeve that was in the tyre.

On the plus side I now have a Bridgestone BT 023 which is supposed to be much better than the 021

Have to remember to take it steady for 100 miles :-/

[Dan505]

Have to remember to take it steady for 100 miles :-/

or one big burnout...... :