AndrewEH1 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hey, I was out riding yesterday in between spots when my rear wheel started dragging... Looked down and there was a massive bulge in the sidewall of my tyre so got off and had a look. It seems that the tyre and ripped away from it's bead and the tube had pushed it's way through as it is at a higher pressure (around 35-40 psi). So I gently touched the tube and it just exploded, gave the man walking past a good fright! The tyre was in pretty good condition - it is about 6 months old still loads of tread. Has anyone else had experience of this, or is it just bad luck? I blaming it on the amount of rad skips I've been doing recently... Was thinking about writing a strongly written letter to Tarty and Maxxis as it should be covered under warranty as if a tyre can't hold a tube it's clearly defective! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMcd Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 It happened to me too on my old onza zoot... the hole in mine was no where near that big so i got round the problem with some duct tape. held it together just the treat. The answer to your question however is that your not alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Happened to me just before the DJ ride, pretty much brand new tyre. I didn't even contemplate a warranty to be honest, but that's because I was lucky to have Mark save the day and chuck me a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Warranty on tyres and inner tubes are sketchy :/ this kinda shit happens. Sorry man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Thats happened to me on a Kenda K-rad before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sarcasm doesn't reflect well in prose, I will definitely NOT be pursuing warranty on this! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 I would write a letter to maxxis, not as a warranty claim just saying what happend and not asking for a new one. I do it with anything that breaks, I get a lot of free stuff in return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 He's parodying that engineer fella and his whole Tarty issue.... Anyway - yeah too many skids fool. I reckon it's from slamming in too that ledge last Saturday and the shear force needed to find a way out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 When I went over the bars at the Uni library? I had ridden the day after and everything was fine. Anyway I'm not that annoyed, just thought it was a little odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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