bad damage to sidewalls
08-19-18, 06:40 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 18
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
bad damage to sidewalls
This isn't a question, just a story about how much of an idiot I can be. I noticed a weird bulge in the side of my tire last night and a closer inspection showed that the sidewall was fraying quite a bit: https://i.imgur.com/foaBWLi.jpg
I popped the tire off, and here's what the sidewall looks like from the inside: https://i.imgur.com/zu45BwE.jpg
I was riding on that tire for a while, and this was my daily commuting bike. I never noticed because there was dirt covering the damage. Don't worry, I bought and installed a new set of tires today and will be more diligent with checking for damage. It's pretty surprising that nothing happened on one of my rides.
I popped the tire off, and here's what the sidewall looks like from the inside: https://i.imgur.com/zu45BwE.jpg
I was riding on that tire for a while, and this was my daily commuting bike. I never noticed because there was dirt covering the damage. Don't worry, I bought and installed a new set of tires today and will be more diligent with checking for damage. It's pretty surprising that nothing happened on one of my rides.
08-19-18, 07:13 PM
#2
Old fart
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 24,786
Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.
Mentioned: 153 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3588 Post(s)
Liked 3,400 Times
in
1,934 Posts
Bulges are almost always indicative of casing failure, and casing failure is a sign of impending blow-out. Good that you replaced the tire. 
08-19-18, 07:30 PM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Golden, CO and Tucson, AZ
Posts: 2,837
Bikes: 2016 Fuji Tread, 1983 Trek 520
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 676 Post(s)
Liked 741 Times
in
430 Posts
Congratulations on getting just about every last mile possible from that tire.
So it's been a while since you had to repair a flat? That's when I notice tire wear. In my commuting days, I got at least one flat a month, sometimes two in one day.
So it's been a while since you had to repair a flat? That's when I notice tire wear. In my commuting days, I got at least one flat a month, sometimes two in one day.
