On 2018-05-04 14:50, jbeattie wrote:
On Friday, May 4, 2018 at 12:15:29 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-05-04 10:52, Doug Landau wrote:

With a $45 tire I do not expect to have to rant snipped

I spent another few minutes and $1 of gorilla snot on this tire
: https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdsokmbfixi7jf2/tire.jpg?dl=0

I'll get my 3K miles out of this gatorskin, no problem


Sorry, but I find my life and health too valuable to run with that
sort of hazard mounted on the front rim. Again, you do not properly
fix any of the frayed strands with that. IOW an accident waiting to
happen. Well, it's your life, not mine.


Luckily, its a rear wheel in the picture. When is the last time you
died due to a rear blow-out?


I'd have to ask the social security office :-)


... I've blown an overheated tire on a
tandem on a 15% descent and didn't die. At least I don't think I
died -- but that's a question for the philosophy NG.


When the rear blew on my MTB last time it was so violent that it caused
serious damage. A chunk of the tire flew off and must have hit stuff in
the process. Smashed the charge controller circuit board, rear light
blown to smittereens, some bent metal, a hole in the canvas trunk. I had
to hoof it home for many miles with a bike that was unwilling to roll.

Anyhow, what good does such a "fix" do for the Gatorskins that developed
sidewall failure on my front wheel? Nothing. This sort of fix is totally
inadequate and dangerous.

--
Regards, Joerg

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