drjeff
Well-known member
Okay, granted there's still some good riding to be had before the snow sliding season starts, but with snowmaking having started in the Northeast, many of us will be putting the mtb away for the winter quite soon. So lets start what I'll call the damage report (I'm talking bike damage, not things like Grassi's Broken a$$ damage )
My '09 damage:
- 2 pedals
- 1 rear derailleur mounting bracket
- 1 rear tire sidewall blowout
- 1 bent rear rim
- 4 or 5 tubes
Not bad for my 1st season, especially considering I didn't get the bike until July 4th week!
Had the sidewall blowout actually today, about 1/3mile into my ride. Literally sounded like somebody fired a shotgun just behind me I kind of suspected something wasn't right since my night ride when I blew the rear tube in a rock garden and things just didn't feel right after that. When I got a good look today at the tire after the blowout, I could see that almost 1/3 of the circumference of the sidewall was down to, if not all the way through the cord under the rubber and that the rim was slightly bent Bike's in the shop now for a couple of days to get the rim trued, a new tire for the rear and a general tune up. Even check out a new Kona 2010 Dawg they had in the LBS - gotta start dropping b-day/x-mas gift hints to my wife
My '09 damage:
- 2 pedals
- 1 rear derailleur mounting bracket
- 1 rear tire sidewall blowout
- 1 bent rear rim
- 4 or 5 tubes
Not bad for my 1st season, especially considering I didn't get the bike until July 4th week!
Had the sidewall blowout actually today, about 1/3mile into my ride. Literally sounded like somebody fired a shotgun just behind me I kind of suspected something wasn't right since my night ride when I blew the rear tube in a rock garden and things just didn't feel right after that. When I got a good look today at the tire after the blowout, I could see that almost 1/3 of the circumference of the sidewall was down to, if not all the way through the cord under the rubber and that the rim was slightly bent Bike's in the shop now for a couple of days to get the rim trued, a new tire for the rear and a general tune up. Even check out a new Kona 2010 Dawg they had in the LBS - gotta start dropping b-day/x-mas gift hints to my wife