At the top of Mt. Pisgah I discovered that my rear tire was failing - the first layer of the outer casing had failed along the bead seam causing the the casing to bulge. (a Specialized Armadillo Elite no less after only 1200miles!) Worst case the tire fails and the tube blows suddenly - but it is the rear tire which is far easier to control than the front. So after saying our goodbyes i eased off the Blue Ridge at an easy 20mph (coulda been 35+) into Brevard, NC and got hooked at Sycamore Cycles with a tire upon the recommendation of Ian (cheers Justin). Spent the night at a local motel and checked out the town. . . more on that later. Sunday morning i cruised by an auto parts store and picked up some new bungies for my rig and headed out on state route 64 thru WNC towards the peach state. I feel totally psyched to ride!
12.02.2009
Outta Asheville and My Tire Blew!
So i made lots of coffee and got wired off my ass, and repacked, and tightened everything down, and did a little writing, and laundry then Ian woke up and he made breakfast! It was great to ride out of Asheville with Ian along the French Broad River onto the Blue Ridge and it made me want to stick around if it wasn't late November. Asheville is pretty liveable with fantastic mtns and social scene and staying with Ian made an easy good time. Using a shop stand at Biowheels was a perk and made me re-appreciate strong cycling communities but DAMN! i miss shoulders and bike lanes! . . . anyhow we climbed on the parkway for nearly 16 miles to Mt. Pisgah. The parkway is never steep but it can be steady for miles and i usually occupy myself by watching environmental changes at 6mph . . . i see lots . . . mostly roadkill and bottles. This time it was nice to chat with Ian and check the ice flows. 
At the top of Mt. Pisgah I discovered that my rear tire was failing - the first layer of the outer casing had failed along the bead seam causing the the casing to bulge. (a Specialized Armadillo Elite no less after only 1200miles!) Worst case the tire fails and the tube blows suddenly - but it is the rear tire which is far easier to control than the front. So after saying our goodbyes i eased off the Blue Ridge at an easy 20mph (coulda been 35+) into Brevard, NC and got hooked at Sycamore Cycles with a tire upon the recommendation of Ian (cheers Justin). Spent the night at a local motel and checked out the town. . . more on that later. Sunday morning i cruised by an auto parts store and picked up some new bungies for my rig and headed out on state route 64 thru WNC towards the peach state. I feel totally psyched to ride!
At the top of Mt. Pisgah I discovered that my rear tire was failing - the first layer of the outer casing had failed along the bead seam causing the the casing to bulge. (a Specialized Armadillo Elite no less after only 1200miles!) Worst case the tire fails and the tube blows suddenly - but it is the rear tire which is far easier to control than the front. So after saying our goodbyes i eased off the Blue Ridge at an easy 20mph (coulda been 35+) into Brevard, NC and got hooked at Sycamore Cycles with a tire upon the recommendation of Ian (cheers Justin). Spent the night at a local motel and checked out the town. . . more on that later. Sunday morning i cruised by an auto parts store and picked up some new bungies for my rig and headed out on state route 64 thru WNC towards the peach state. I feel totally psyched to ride!
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Hey Greg:
ReplyDeleteIn the photo it looks like maybe your brake pad may have done the damage to the tire. Did it get worn down and start sneaking over the top of the rim??
got discs - i checked it out and it was not rubbed or even worn just separated along a seam . . .
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