Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
Yesterday, while descending a pretty steep hill (44mph top speed), the sidewall of my fairly recent Marathon
Pluses blew out in a spectacular fashion. It sounded like a rifle shot.
Luckily, at that point, I'd slowed to around 30mph and managed to bring the bike to standstill without coming off.
Could it be too much on the brakes? I've heard this can heat up the rim and cause tyres to blow, but I'd assumed these tyres were pretty indestructible.
Chalk it up to experience or press Schwalbe for an explanation? I cannot find where I bought the tyres from, so don't know how long they've been fitted, but I'd estimate that it's less than a year so +/- 2,500 miles on them.
Pluses blew out in a spectacular fashion. It sounded like a rifle shot.
Luckily, at that point, I'd slowed to around 30mph and managed to bring the bike to standstill without coming off.
Could it be too much on the brakes? I've heard this can heat up the rim and cause tyres to blow, but I'd assumed these tyres were pretty indestructible.
Chalk it up to experience or press Schwalbe for an explanation? I cannot find where I bought the tyres from, so don't know how long they've been fitted, but I'd estimate that it's less than a year so +/- 2,500 miles on them.