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Folding tires/ third nerve palsy

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  1. Hi,

    My wife put on a pair of foldable clinchers a couple weeks ago. She had never used them before, only
    the non-folding type. She suffered a front pinch flat and a pretty nasty wipe out.

    My question is: are foldable tires known for lack of control when they flat? Or was it due to the
    pinch flat?

    We don't know exactly what happened as the concussion she received from the accident (yes, she was
    wearing a helmet) prevents her from remembering the event. By looking at the bike and the accident
    site, she blew the tire and the front wheel immediately slipped left while she was in her aero bars,
    leaving her right forehead and shoulder blade to take the impact of the pavement.

    Also, has anyone known of anyone who has suffered a crash involving head trauma where the person has
    suffered a third nerve palsy? Or any cranial nerve palsy for that matter? In other words, in the
    case of the third cranial nerve, the nerve to one of the eyes was bruised or contused causing it not
    to work. The person's eyelid is closed and the 4 of the 6 eye muscles don't work. Just curious, as
    she also is suffering from this. It should recover within a year, I was just curious as to whether
    or not anyone has seen this.

    Any insight is appreciated.

    Thank you,

    Brian

  2. As a neurosurgeon and tri, I have seen most of the injuries including fatal.

    Sewups are most stable in a flat as they tend to flat slower, but then can explode as well. third
    nerve palsies may resolve over time.

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    Quoted message said:

    My question is: are foldable tires known for lack of control when they flat? Or was it due to the
    pinch flat? Also, has anyone known of anyone who has suffered a crash involving head trauma where
    the person has suffered a third nerve palsy? Or any cranial nerve palsy for that matter? In other
    words, in the case of the third cranial nerve, the nerve to one of the eyes was bruised or
    contused causing it not to work. The person's eyelid is closed and the 4 of the 6 eye muscles
    don't work. Just curious, as she also is suffering from this. It should recover within a year, I
    was just curious as to whether or not anyone has seen this.

    Brian

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  3. My experience with foldable clinchers are that they provide more stability then normal clincher
    tires. When I say stable, I mean that the foldable clinchers I have used are beaded. Beaded
    clinchers don't stretch... which makes them more difficult to put on and remove. Therefore, with a
    flat... they have a tendency to stay on the tire when they go flat. So, it seems that your margin
    for error with foldable (beaded) clinchers are above average for clincher type tires. But, no
    clincher tire has as a greater for margin for error than tubulars.

    Joe Moya

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    Quoted message said:

    Hi,

    My wife put on a pair of foldable clinchers a couple weeks ago. She had never used them before,
    only the non-folding type. She suffered a front pinch flat and a pretty nasty wipe out.

    My question is: are foldable tires known for lack of control when they flat? Or was it due to the
    pinch flat?

    We don't know exactly what happened as the concussion she received from the accident (yes, she was
    wearing a helmet) prevents her from remembering the event. By looking at the bike and the accident
    site, she blew the tire and the front wheel immediately slipped left while she was in her aero
    bars, leaving her right forehead and shoulder blade to take the impact of the pavement.

    Also, has anyone known of anyone who has suffered a crash involving head trauma where the person
    has suffered a third nerve palsy? Or any cranial nerve palsy for that matter? In other words, in
    the case of the third cranial nerve, the nerve to one of the eyes was bruised or contused causing
    it not to work. The person's eyelid is closed and the 4 of the 6 eye muscles don't work. Just
    curious, as she also is suffering from this. It should recover within a year, I was just curious
    as to whether or not anyone has seen this.

    Any insight is appreciated.

    Thank you,

    Brian

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