What are the odds?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2003 8:04 pm
Was riding this weekend and was really enjoyin it, flyin!
Towards the end of the day I was in the lead and a freind on a YZ 250 was behind. I took him up a particularly nasty hill. Kinda technical, lotta loose big rocks to avoid. I took the hill in second and sailed to the top missing all the big rocks.
When my friend got to the top he stopped, then pointed at my front left tire. It was completely flat.
****, I didnt feel a hit hard enough for a pinch flat, I wonder what happened. It was getting late so we all packed it up and headed home.
At home I put some air in the tire and started looking for the leak. I could hear it leaking pretty good but after 5 minutes I still could find no hole in the rubber...
Because there wasnt a hole in the 'tire'
Evidently, going up the hill, I picked up a small rock on the inside of the rim. It spun around in there and eventually wedged between the brake caliper and the rim wall. The rock must have exploded because I never noticed the front lock up, but before it did it put a pretty decent size hole in the rim.
Ordering douglas 190's today from Rocky mountain with 6ply razrs on them. Didnt have time to dig into the caliper... I dont imagine it can be good though.
Honda fronts are the same right?
Will the douglas 190s (standard) be tougher than these stock ITP's?
Towards the end of the day I was in the lead and a freind on a YZ 250 was behind. I took him up a particularly nasty hill. Kinda technical, lotta loose big rocks to avoid. I took the hill in second and sailed to the top missing all the big rocks.
When my friend got to the top he stopped, then pointed at my front left tire. It was completely flat.
****, I didnt feel a hit hard enough for a pinch flat, I wonder what happened. It was getting late so we all packed it up and headed home.
At home I put some air in the tire and started looking for the leak. I could hear it leaking pretty good but after 5 minutes I still could find no hole in the rubber...
Because there wasnt a hole in the 'tire'
Evidently, going up the hill, I picked up a small rock on the inside of the rim. It spun around in there and eventually wedged between the brake caliper and the rim wall. The rock must have exploded because I never noticed the front lock up, but before it did it put a pretty decent size hole in the rim.
Ordering douglas 190's today from Rocky mountain with 6ply razrs on them. Didnt have time to dig into the caliper... I dont imagine it can be good though.
Honda fronts are the same right?
Will the douglas 190s (standard) be tougher than these stock ITP's?