What the F happened to my tire?
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What the F happened to my tire?
This happened at some point in the course of an uneventful 20 minute ride to the library and the bank. I did hop one curb but I popped the front wheel up over and went real slow bringing the back wheel up over it. I didn't notice the bike riding strangely and didn't notice this until I got home. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think. What should I do?
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It seems like your inner tube shifted somehow during what you did or you installed it with a twist and preceded to inflate it. Anyhow, just unmount your tire and tube and reinstall correctly and you should be good.
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Deflate, take the tube out, see if the tire itself is like that, put it back together if not.
Edit: Leuky won.
Edit: Leuky won.
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Your cog is slipping.
You could have damaged the inner layers of your tire when you hopped that curb. I've seen it happen to UltraSports more than a few times.
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When I pulled it apart it did seem like there was a kink in the tube. I'll have to re-install and see what happens.
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The damage looks to have more to do with the serious skid mark on the tread of the tire, than in slowly hopping a curb.
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I had a Gatorskin blow out the sidewall on my morning commute last week. It was only a couple months old. I never thought to deal with Continental. Damn I just threw it out yesterday!
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Yeah. Definitely looks like a ruptured casing. I've had that happen with tubulars, but never clinchers.
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Your cog is slipping.
There's a double set of train tracks here in town that is notorious for killing numerous tires in that very same fashion.
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damn those fixie riders!
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Are there some wheels out there that are of similar/better ride quality and lightness that hold up better or does this kinda come with the territory? I do not trick or hop curbs (other than a couple times, very very carefully). I like to ride mostly straight and fast, so I'm not willing to give up much in terms of lightness or ride quality.
I did see the recommendation for the Schwables. Any particular model? Others? Hope that's not too "be my personal shopper"-y of me, and if it is, I'm prepared to suffer the consequences.
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Your cog is slipping.
Schwalbe Durano Plus have a reinforced sidewall, are still pretty light and are holding up extremely well for me. They're expensive but worth it, imo.
https://www.schwalbetires.com/node/2123
https://www.schwalbetires.com/node/2123
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I think it's a conspiracy. The poor German women that have been forced to hand make the damn things since WWII are just pissed off and are deliberately performing sub-par workswomanship just piss off the American market!