![]() This photo shows sharp metal objects believed to be purposely scattered to puncture tires on National Highway No. “People had to slow their vehicles down so that no accidents happened."įor some vehicles, the metal objects only snapped their tires but did not flatten them, allowing them to continue their journey after the objects were removed, according to Minh Khang, the owner of a local vehicle repair shop. 51 in Dong Nai’s Bien Hoa City told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. “Many motorbikes and cars had their tires punctured by metal objects on this road section this afternoon,” the owner of a noodle stall along National Highway No. 51 in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Nai on Monday afternoon. Dozens of motorbikes and cars had their tires punctured by metal debris believed to have fallen off a vehicle carrying scrap materials on National Highway No. I am back home now with two road bikes and all the paraphernalia that goes with being addicted to cycling. I left Malaysia in 2008 as a non-cyclist. So small that a thorough search is often needed before you find the offending object, embedded in your tire. Then there are the pointy things which are invisible while you are riding. Before they work their way through the tire and into the inner tube. ![]() It is worth examining your tires after every ride to remove any sharp stones stuck in the tread. Unless you are riding at night, which is when I picked up this chunk. If you see it in time, you can avoid running over glass. Roads are littered with sharp objects.īits of glass, either from broken bottles or shattered windscreens, are usually visible. In most cases flats happen because you ran over something sharp. I have let my tires get too soft, with predictable results. Softer tires means a more comfortable ride. ![]() ![]() I like to run my tires at between 80psi and 90psi. Run your tires too soft, and you will be snake bit. You will need to add more air from time-to-time to maintain the proper pressure. ![]() I said ‘self inflicted’ because pinch flats are much more likely to occur with under-inflated tires. This puts two small holes in the inner tube, at the pinch points. There is not much you can do to prevent inner tube failures.Ī self-inflicted inner tube failure is the pinch flat, also known as a snake bite.Ī pinch flat most commonly occurs when you run over something that causes the tire to deform enough that the inner tube is squashed against the wheel rim. This causes tubes to split along a seam, or tear at the junction with the valve. On rare occasions inner tubes have manufacturing defects. All cyclists hope that they don’t get one. ![]()
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