How strange is this.

[johnnyb47]

Hi and hope you've had a good week.
Tonight I've had some strange goings on,s with my bike. I went out on my usual 20 mile ride tonight and everything run nice and smooth apart from a few nasty pot holes jumping out at me. It was when I got home, that my bike suddenly became possessed. I parked it up in the kitchen and settled down in front of the tv with a beer and cat curled up on the sofa.Everything was and quite and relax, and then all of a sudden I heard a loud bang from the kitchen. The cat flew off the sofa with his tail like a bog brush and me wondering what the hell has happened in the kitchen. After checking around all the appliances I noticed the rear tyre had gone flat. Spinning the wheel it soon became clear the tyre had actually ruptured. I can't understand how this could of possibly happen whilst the bike was laying up idle. Even more strange was that I even checked my tyres after my ride tonight and they both appeared to be in good condition. Very strange indeed but I'm glad it let go in the comfort of my home as opposed to in the middle of nowhere in the dark. :-) :-)

 

[beepbeep]

happened to my MTB in the office at work...a lot warmer in the office than outside

 

[subaqua]

Hi and hope you've had a good week.
Tonight I've had some strange goings on,s with my bike. I went out on my usual 20 mile ride tonight and everything run nice and smooth apart from a few nasty pot holes jumping out at me. It was when I got home, that my bike suddenly became possessed. I parked it up in the kitchen and settled down in front of the tv with a beer and cat curled up on the sofa.Everything was and quite and relax, and then all of a sudden I heard a loud bang from the kitchen. The cat flew off the sofa with his tail like a bog brush and me wondering what the hell has happened in the kitchen. After checking around all the appliances I noticed the rear tyre had gone flat. Spinning the wheel it soon became clear the tyre had actually ruptured. I can't understand how this could of possibly happen whilst the bike was laying up idle. Even more strange was that I even checked my tyres after my ride tonight and they both appeared to be in good condition. Very strange indeed but I'm glad it let go in the comfort of my home as opposed to in the middle of nowhere in the dark. :-) :-)

Tyre or inner tube

 

[johnnyb47]

The tyre has split on the side of it's tread and the tube burst through. Very strange :-)

 

[cosmicbike]

Probably Krampus. ...

 

[Reynard]

Oh dear, poor cat...

 

[johnnyb47]

Probably Krampus. ...

You saying I've got a half goat half demon in my house. Now you've got me really worried :-)

 

[Reynard]

You saying I've got a half goat half demon in my house. Now you've got me really worried :-)

I have a tortoiseshell cat. That's even worse.

 

[classic33]

It's not too bad in an empty house. Worse when it happens at work when you've people working on an air reservoir for a compressor when it decides to give nearby.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

I’m glad, that like me, you’re regimented enough to get into your post-ride recovery beer within 20 minutes of finishing your ride.

 

[night cycler]

Oh dear, poor cat...

Yes. Imagine if the cat was in the kitchen strolling past the bike on it's way to the food & milk when the tyre blew. It would have ended up on the ceiling.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Pot holes and pussycats...there's a song in that i think

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The tyre has split on the side of it's tread and the tube burst through. Very strange :-)

I had exactly that in the office bike shed, tyre wall gave way and the inner tube erupted through the hole and exploded. On the plus side, the seller sent me a replacement by return.

 

[NorthernDave]

Yep, this has happened to me too. Destroyed a tyre and a tube and I still have no idea why.

Fortunately we don't have a cat.

 

[Reynard]

Yes. Imagine if the cat was in the kitchen strolling past the bike on it's way to the food & milk when the tyre blew. It would have ended up on the ceiling.

And permanently scarred for the rest of its life - if my two are anything to go by... Especially my paranoid tortie LOL