On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 13:01 -0800, Ray Shine wrote: > I second the recommendation to keep a close eye on the sidewalks. Sun > can really do a number on the sidewalks. A flat will most likely occur > on the thinning rubber of the contact area, but the sidewalks are > likely to just blow out. Sidewalk blow outs usually are dangerous, and > usually can not be repaired. Flats in the contact band can most often > be repaired.
It's funny, in decades of riding I have never once had sidewall (never mind sidewalk) deterioration, and the only "sidewall blowouts" I've had have been due to cuts (misaligned brake block in one case, burr on the inside of the bead seat area of the rim in the other). This must depend a lot on local environmental conditions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
