It went POP!!!!

[Swanny]

Hehe never thought of that

[Scotty]

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

That's a total fallacy, you really don't need to do that at all. Make sure the pressure is correct, find some good grippy bits of road and roundabouts (anything with Shellgrip is ideal), go back and forth a few times until the shiny release agent is scrubbed off the tyre and that's it, ride as normal. Need only take five minutes.

[DC]

Lucky to have stayed on ! I had a flat on the back a while ago and couldnt work out what was wrong felt like i was riding on ice !!! :-/

[House]

Was reading this yesterday thinking i haven't had a puncture for ages.

Then today on the way home from work....

[470four]

Ran over this:



- and got this....




(Swearing)

Got relayed back home, tyre deflated in like a second - luckily at about 30 mph pulling away from a roundabout?? >

[470four]

Re: new tyres...

The mould is sprayed with a mould release oil/agent to stop the tyre sticking to the mould as it cures. This means your new tyre is covered in oil, which is why you have to ride carefully for 100 miles, especially in the rain! :-/


However.

Take said new tyre-on-wheel and scrub the tread with warm soapy water in a suitable receptacle (bath )

When you have scrubbed all the way round, rinse it off (with the showerhead)

The tyre will now be devoid of anything oily and safe to use from the start!

Rubber itself is quite delicate, containing many oils and minerals in its bulk - do NOT (FFS...) use brake cleaner, petrol or WD40 to clean your tyres off. It will NOT be good.

Darren (17 years experience in the rubber moulding industry)

[Swanny]

Not good