My wife and I did a recent ride on our GTT and hit a cattle guard at speed (30+?). The far side of the guard had a raised pavement edge that really gave us a jolt. Later, in the rear tire we developed a kind of pinch flat that seemed to be from where the tuffy strip had shifted and lay in a diagonal across the tube. The main issue, however, was certainly the impact that slammed the edge of the strip into the tube. Might have been worse without the strip--dunno. But the situation now is this: I've fixed the flat but now see a bulge in the tire in afflicted region. Not huge but noticeable. Can a real jab like this just tweak the tire/tube permanently? The tire is an almost new Tioga Comp Pool. I'm wondering if a little more riding might just even out the tire. Scott A bit out of round but still rollin'...
Scott wrote: > > My wife and I did a recent ride on our GTT and hit a cattle guard at speed (30+?). The far side of > the guard had a raised pavement edge that really gave us a jolt. Later, in the rear tire we > developed a kind of pinch flat that seemed to be from where the tuffy strip had shifted and lay in > a diagonal across the tube. The main issue, however, was certainly the impact that slammed the > edge of the strip into the tube. Might have been worse without the strip--dunno. But the situation > now is this: I've fixed the flat but now see a bulge in the tire in afflicted region. Not huge but > noticeable. Can a real jab like this just tweak the tire/tube permanently? The tire is an almost > new Tioga Comp Pool. I'm wondering if a little more riding might just even out the tire. Scott, There is a very good chance that some of the cords/threads [1] in the tire are broken, in which case the tire should be replaced. I suggest replacing the tire or at least carrying a spare tire and extra tubes [2] in case the tire ruptures. [1] I did this to two automotive tires recently as the result of hitting a pothole. [2] A flat on the rear of a tadpole trike while riding will most likely be an inconvenience - for a single track vehicle I would replace the tire due to the potential loss of control/balance in the event of a blowout. Tom Sherman - Various HPV's Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)