Slick tyres. Advice & reassurance needed

[Supersuperleeds]

Probably shouldn't have worried about the tyres killing me, as I'd rode half a mile on it when the Rear Derailleur fell, or snapped off, into the wheel.

Luckily I was going slowly, and no I didn't put it together

Ouch, hope you are okay

 

[AndyRM]

Probably shouldn't have worried about the tyres killing me, as I'd rode half a mile on it when the Rear Derailleur fell, or snapped off, into the wheel.

Luckily I was going slowly, and no I didn't put it together

That's bad luck. Assume the shop you got it from is sorting it out?

 

[Peteaud]

Probably shouldn't have worried about the tyres killing me, as I'd rode half a mile on it when the Rear Derailleur fell, or snapped off, into the wheel.

Luckily I was going slowly, and no I didn't put it together

Was this a new bike?

 

[Guyincognito76]

Ouch, hope you are okay

I'm fine. I was going so slowly.

As was at the bottom of a hill and I shifted to a higher gear but it kept slipping, so I turned 'round to go and have a look at it under a street light, shifted to a lower gear and it just came off.

 

[Guyincognito76]

Was this a new bike?

Yeah, I only straightened the handlebars, and attached the pedals.

 

[Peteaud]

Do you mean the fixing bolt came loose?

 

[Guyincognito76]

It was too late to ring the shop. I was on my way to the railway station, I only had a quick look before I had to run (literally) to catch my train. A black bit was snapped, I don't know if that snapped and it fell off, or if the spokes caused that.

I won't be home til late morning now either

 

[AndyRM]

Can you stick up any pictures? Someone might be able to help if they can see the issue more clearly.

 

[Guyincognito76]

Can you stick up any pictures? Someone might be able to help if they can see the issue more clearly.

I can't I had to dump it at home and run and catch a train. It might have been the fixing bolt, I genuinely had no time to check it.

 

[AndyRM]

Nightmare. Sounds like it may not have been installed properly. Very frustrating! The shop should sort it for you though.

 

[PK99]

No, not half right. Narrow tyre disperses water better than a wider one because it slices through it,
therefore operating better without tread.

Soory but your original was:

No tread = more grip because of the narrow width

which is gibberish as tread and tyre width are unconnected.

Cycle tyres cannot aquaplane therefore do not need tread to remove water.

1. Cycle tyres grip the road by close (errm, intimate) contact of rubber and road surface
ie the rubber deforms to grip the road surface: the more rubber in contact with the tarmac the better the grip.

2.Tread reduces the amount of rubber in contact with the road surface

3. ergo tread reduces grip = slicks provide better grip.


read Sheldon's linked article.

 

[MattHB]

Soory but your original was:

which is gibberish as tread and tyre width are unconnected.

Cycle tyres cannot aquaplane therefore do not need tread to remove water.

1. Cycle tyres grip the road by close (errm, intimate) contact of rubber and road surface
ie the rubber deforms to grip the road surface: the more rubber in contact with the tarmac the better the grip.

2.Tread reduces the amount of rubber in contact with the road surface

3. ergo tread reduces grip = slicks provide better grip.


read Sheldon's linked article.

I was meaning in the wet. And it was hardly gibberish..

 

[PK99]

I was meaning in the wet. And it was hardly gibberish..

even in the wet it was wrong!

see sheldon - he is not right on all things, but he is on this:

People ask, "But don't slick tires get slippery on wet roads, or worse yet, wet metal features such as expansion joints, paint stripes, or railroad tracks?" The answer is, yes, they do. So do tires with tread. All tires are slippery in these conditions. Tread features make no improvement in this.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Probably shouldn't have worried about the tyres killing me, as I'd rode half a mile on it when the Rear Derailleur fell, or snapped off, into the wheel.

Luckily I was going slowly, and no I didn't put it together

The twist of events in this thread is thrilling
Hope you're ok!

 

[Deleted member 20519]

120psi tyres can hydroplane at 113mph! Oh my!

Dammit, I'm going to have to take it easy on the hills today.