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Old 01-11-2005, 12:29 AM   #201 (permalink)
A Muzi
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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.


Frank Krygowski wrote:
> 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.


Most likely an installation issue.

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