Author Topic: Pop goes the Weasel  (Read 4063 times)

Morat

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Pop goes the Weasel
« on: 12 May, 2017, 07:45:39 pm »
Woops,
descending into Lofthouse today, I forgot to nag the Captain about leaving off the third brake which on our setup is a V-Brake on the front.
Just as we got into the houses... BANG. Then a clatter :(
Luckily we were only at walking speed so the only damage was a trashed tyre, rim and some spokes but just in case anyone is wondering if popping tyres due to rim brake heating is something happens only in the Alps - it can happen here too!
Take Care,
very slightly scraped Morat




(That was a 32mm Gatorskin @ 90PSI)
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Kim

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Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #1 on: 12 May, 2017, 07:52:54 pm »
*winces sympathetically*

That's exactly what didn't cause my off (at rather more than walking speed) yesterday.

Morat

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Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #2 on: 12 May, 2017, 07:55:07 pm »
ooh are you OK?
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #3 on: 12 May, 2017, 07:56:07 pm »
Ouch.
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

Kim

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Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #4 on: 12 May, 2017, 08:03:37 pm »
ooh are you OK?

https://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=11510.msg2166545#msg2166545 refers.  If you can walk away from a sudden front wheel deflation at 40mph you're winning, I reckon.  I've got some spectacularly unfortunate road rash, and the bike will need some work.  Scary thing is that all I could find was a bog standard puncture, though I haven't taken a pump to the damaged tube to find the hole yet.


It all goes to show how much trust we put in some inflatable rubber...

Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #5 on: 12 May, 2017, 08:33:07 pm »

It all goes to show how much trust we put in some inflatable rubber...

OK, I'll have a wry smile, so people can stop worrying about being first to comment.  Never trusted them myself! (Especially the Schwalbes - took so long to get on, she'd fall asleep).

Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #6 on: 13 May, 2017, 02:00:03 pm »
I removed the third brake, as the kids thought it was hilarious to pull on it every few minutes!

Morat

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Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #7 on: 13 May, 2017, 11:13:32 pm »
All the brakes are controlled by the pilot on this tandem, I think it's a lot for him to think about :)
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Morat

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Re: Pop goes the Weasel
« Reply #8 on: 22 May, 2017, 03:03:12 pm »
Went to the nurse today. Should have gone a week ago :(
Iodine patches and Mepore should dry everything up, apparently.
I'm going to buy some and stick them in my teeny first aid kit.
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