Phantom punctures?

[Bianchi boy]

Hi, Is it me , or do other members suffer with what I can only describe as "phantom punctures", I can be riding along at a steady 15- 20 mph, and just get a sensation of a rear flat. (Always rear) so convinced that I have to stop to check the tyre, I might add this only happens during the latter stages of a long (40-50 mile) ride Just wondered if anyone else experiences this.

 

[jack smith]

I get this at times i cant explain it either its always the rear too, i dont bother getting off now i just flick the back wheel up like a bunnyhop and feel it hit the floor that way i can tell if its flat or not

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, have had that feeling a few times. Usually stop and give the tyre a poke to convince myself all is fine.

 

[Katherine]

I get that feeling at the start of a ride sometimes. I think it's because my legs haven't really got going and I'm looking for a reason!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Yes

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Also get the feeling the brakes are stuck on as well

 

[Pale Rider]

My guess is ripples in the road surface can sometimes cause a tyre to track as if it's going down.

 

[sevenfourate]

Also get the feeling the brakes are stuck on as well

I hear yer. Mine always stick going uphill at the end of a ride,.....weird.

 

[Mattonsea]

Yep , I get that ,its the sound that first attracts my attention. I guess its the road surface.

 

[xxDarkRiderxx]

I get this alot it's called wind.

 

[Dave 123]

Yes, had that more than a few times, stop and check and it's hard as nails (the tyre too...)

 

[moo]

The cheap and frankly terrible chipseal approach to repairing roads is the main culprit imo. You end up with a very uneven road surface that deteriorates rapidly. It's being done near me on roads carrying HGVs day and night. The mind boggles.

 

[ianrauk]

The cheap and frankly terrible chipseal approach to repairing roads is the main culprit imo. You end up with a very uneven road surface that deteriorates rapidly. It's being done near me on roads carrying HGVs day and night. The mind boggles.

So much of that in kent now.. downright dangerous immediately and just after it's been laid.

 

[Sillyoldman]

Same problem around Romford. The roads are worse than before they resurfaced them.

 

[Torvi]

sometimes, but then i just nod at the rear to see if its rolling flat or not and continue the ride