Puncture........or not!

[robbo891]

Riding home tonight I heard that awful noise of hissing. I swear i rode over something as I heard a pop and then the usual air hissing noise. I stopped to check tyres and they were fine! WTF!

I carried on half a mile to home, got home pumped both tyres up to max and left it. Gone back to check tyres and they are both rock hard!

Could a puncture self seal? There has been no treatment to the tubes in the past.

Very odd

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Might you have run over an over weight puff adder? It would explain the pop and hiss!

In my experience punctures keep going once they get going. It's a mystery. With a treated tube you nearly know there has been an issue.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Did you run over a p!ssed-off cat?

 

[Keith Oates]

Dreaming when riding a bike can be dangerous.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Go on admit it, you farted didn't you

 

[Racing roadkill]

I've had something similar happen to me before. The 'pop' was a piece of bark / wood chip, flicking up of of the tyre, the hiss, was the bit of wood chip getting stuck between the rim and the brake block. That was a relief, 25 miles into a 170 mile ride, I could have done without a visit from the puncture fairy.

 

[robbo891]

Lol at some of these comments. Still none of the wiser but I commuted again today and tyres are still spot on so it wasn't a puncture! The bark is interesting! Guess i will never know....