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Old 01-10-2005, 10:02 AM   #126 (permalink)
Frank Krygowski
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Re: Rim brake heat and clincher blowoff, was Re: Potential good newsfor Mt. Washington access.

Alfred Ryder wrote:

>
> I would be interested in knowing whether the blow-off point is affected by
> whether someone is sitting on the bike or not. The only blow-off I have had
> was a few seconds after coming to a complete stop.


When our tandem was brand new (long, long ago) it suffered two blowouts
as it sat alone in a bedroom, at least an hour after mounting and
inflating the tires. I never did figure that out.


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