Bike Rear and The Weight of the Rigged Crate.

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by iamskippy

In my opinion, and as with any inner tube, if you have anything that maybe puncturing or getting close to puncturing it, then the added weight could have finished it off.

As far as your weight question, if you are with in reason the weight doesn't necessarily cause flats unless you are way over the limit. i have a 1970's Sears and Roebuck 10 speed with the ultra thin tires, they take 90 pounds of pressure and i load that sucker up, plus my 300 pounds without any problems, so i would check for obstructions in the tire that could have caused your tube to go flat.

I was told that I have to keep filling it up with air occasionally. But you might be right. I'll check it out. I walk 170 lbs. My bike is like a decade old.

[O.D. Mike]

Originally Posted by Notaro

I was told that I have to keep filling it up with air occasionally. But you might be right. I'll check it out. I walk 170 lbs. My bike is like a decade old.

I had the same problem.... Rode from BSP east, a half mile away I started to hear and feel something going wrong with my back tire. It was offered to go back and re-fill the tire, but we would miss the morning bite!!! So I rode a rear flat to the fishing pier.

NOT WORTH IT!!!!!

Fix the tire....

[tysdad115]

Originally Posted by O.D. Mike

I had the same problem.... Rode from BSP east, a half mile away I started to hear and feel something going wrong with my back tire. It was offered to go back and re-fill the tire, but we would miss the morning bite!!! So I rode a rear flat to the fishing pier.

NOT WORTH IT!!!!!

Fix the tire....

Luckily you roll with a NASCAR approved bicycle tire technician. We had that baby changed in minutes!

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by O.D. Mike

I had the same problem.... Rode from BSP east, a half mile away I started to hear and feel something going wrong with my back tire. It was offered to go back and re-fill the tire, but we would miss the morning bite!!! So I rode a rear flat to the fishing pier.

NOT WORTH IT!!!!!

Fix the tire....

Ugh... happened to the misses one time at the canal when were for a ride. She popped a tire right by the jetty... we parked at the herring run.

On the way home, we stopped by Benny's and $30 later put together a kit with a new tube, patch kit and hand pump. Came in handy about a year later when a similar thing happened while we were camping in Falmouth. Sure was happy to have the spare then.