Customer comes in and complains that tire is lumpy, causing bouncing while riding. Coworker brings it in and mentions the slight hop from tire not being seated completely. I say, pump it up to the max rating and it should pop into place. 100psi is the max on the sidewall. He pumps it up manually.
KAPOW!
5 minutes later... we can now hear each other. We examine the rim and are surprised to see that the rim had failed. I should have noticed the deep gouge scoring the rim from the brake pads not having been replaced in time.
Customer comes in and complains that tire is lumpy, causing bouncing while riding. Coworker brings it in and mentions the slight hop from tire not being seated completely. I say, pump it up to the max rating and it should pop into place. 100psi is the max on the sidewall. He pumps it up manually.
KAPOW!
5 minutes later... we can now hear each other. We examine the rim and are surprised to see that the rim had failed. I should have noticed the deep gouge scoring the rim from the brake pads not having been replaced in time.
"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aatgg.83141$IZ2.55845@dukeread07...
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Customer comes in and complains that tire is lumpy, causing bouncing while riding. Coworker brings it in and mentions the slight hop from tire not being seated completely. I say, pump it up to the max rating and it should pop into place. 100psi is the max on the sidewall. He pumps it up manually.
KAPOW!
5 minutes later... we can now hear each other. We examine the rim and are surprised to see that the rim had failed. I should have noticed the deep gouge scoring the rim from the brake pads not having been replaced in time.
Wow, somehting to think about and watch out for, for sure. I am surprised we haven't seen more of this happening with some of the tires that can be inflated to 145psi or better. I guess one needs to ensure their rims aren't getting too thin.
Wow, somehting to think about and watch out for, for sure. I am surprised we haven't seen more of this happening with some of the tires that can be inflated to 145psi or better. I guess one needs to ensure their rims aren't getting too thin.
