rear tyre blow out today :headvswal

 

got the space saver on, managed about 500m and that went bang. came off the rim. looked perfect when it went on :confused:

 

tyre fitter managed to get it back on rim, blew it up with air and sprayed water all around, loads of tiny bubbles appeared from everywhere. back it came off the rim, rim sanded around the edges and tyre edges smoothed. put it all back together and its held its air :bow: Managed to limp to parents and dumped her there.

 

there was a fair few mm on each rear so now both will have to get replaced. :(

darn it... i had a blow out b4 xmas and my tyre came off the rim, it buckled one of my 18's :(

no sign of any damage to the rim so damn lucky i think.

lucky you and the zed are still ok too! many people who have blow outs have nasty accidents.

i would hate for a rear blow out at £260 a tyre

ouch!

lucky you and the zed are still ok too! many people who have blow outs have nasty accidents.

 

True, but luckily aftermarket alloys have such low profile tyres that when you do have a blow out the wheel only falls an inch or so, therefore the effect is not so dramatic and you can remain in control.

 

Happened to me 3 years ago, changing lanes at 90mph on a dual carriageway :eek:

 

Richard :smw: