RR: Thought I was shot!

Marty said:

Well, I thought I would run over to one of my local parks and get in some
riding. I wandered over to McKeldin SP where the trails were in great
shape
and the hikers were at a minimum. I rode the "managed" side for about 40
minutes then decided to cross the stream and ride the other side for
awhile.
I'd just rode the stream and hike/biked across some horse churned mud and
started my REAL ride when I heard a loud WHAM and felt something on my
leg.
I came unstuck from my saddle quicker than JD pisses off newbies. My
first
thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the trail
in
some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

I stood there staring at the thing for about 5 minutes trying to
figure
out if my day was done or if I could somehow fix it and ride on. Day was
done. I put a temporary fix on it and got about 2/3's of the way back to
my
car when it blew again. This time I was ready and didn't mentally shiite
myself! I walked the beast the rest of the way in.

Marty

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Marty said:

Well, I thought I would run over to one of my local parks and get in some
riding. I wandered over to McKeldin SP where the trails were in great shape
and the hikers were at a minimum. I rode the "managed" side for about 40
minutes then decided to cross the stream and ride the other side for awhile.
I'd just rode the stream and hike/biked across some horse churned mud and
started my REAL ride when I heard a loud WHAM and felt something on my leg.
I came unstuck from my saddle quicker than JD pisses off newbies. My first
thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the trail in
some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

I stood there staring at the thing for about 5 minutes trying to figure
out if my day was done or if I could somehow fix it and ride on. Day was
done. I put a temporary fix on it and got about 2/3's of the way back to my
car when it blew again. This time I was ready and didn't mentally shiite
myself! I walked the beast the rest of the way in.

Marty

You gotta love hunting season. Since you are OK that's pretty damn funny. I've used layers of "duck" tape to fix sidewalls before. You have to have the tape on you at the right time of course. I heard someone say paper money works on the short term as well (?). Getting shot/shot at sucks, glad you survived.

K.

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Marty said:

Well, I thought I would run over to one of my local parks and get in
some
riding. I wandered over to McKeldin SP where the trails were in great
shape
and the hikers were at a minimum. I rode the "managed" side for about
40
minutes then decided to cross the stream and ride the other side for
awhile.
I'd just rode the stream and hike/biked across some horse churned mud
and
started my REAL ride when I heard a loud WHAM and felt something on my
leg.
I came unstuck from my saddle quicker than JD pisses off newbies. My
first
thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the
trail in
some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb
shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall
blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those
Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

I stood there staring at the thing for about 5 minutes trying to
figure
out if my day was done or if I could somehow fix it and ride on. Day
was
done. I put a temporary fix on it and got about 2/3's of the way back
to my
car when it blew again. This time I was ready and didn't mentally
shiite
myself! I walked the beast the rest of the way in.

Marty

You gotta love hunting season. Since you are OK that's pretty damn
funny. I've used layers of "duck" tape to fix sidewalls before. You
have to have the tape on you at the right time of course. I heard
someone say paper money works on the short term as well (?). Getting
shot/shot at sucks, glad you survived.

K.

The few times I've had to use them, Park Emergency Tire Boots have worked
amazingly well for me. http://www.parktool.com/tools/TB_1.shtml The
adhesive on them seemed to stick much better than that on duct tape to the
inside of the tire and they stay in place much better than paper money.

ireman_1 said:

You gotta love hunting season.

Especially since the only season open in MD now is Bow.

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Well, I thought I would run over to one of my local parks and get in some
riding. I wandered over to McKeldin SP where the trails were in great

shape

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and the hikers were at a minimum. I rode the "managed" side for about 40
minutes then decided to cross the stream and ride the other side for

awhile.

Quoted message said:

I'd just rode the stream and hike/biked across some horse churned mud and
started my REAL ride when I heard a loud WHAM and felt something on my

leg.

Quoted message said:

I came unstuck from my saddle quicker than JD pisses off newbies. My first
thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the trail

in

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some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

I stood there staring at the thing for about 5 minutes trying to figure
out if my day was done or if I could somehow fix it and ride on. Day was
done. I put a temporary fix on it and got about 2/3's of the way back to

my

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car when it blew again. This time I was ready and didn't mentally shiite
myself! I walked the beast the rest of the way in.

Marty

Oh, brother, I needed that this morning. LOL! That's just too funny. Like
the story of the old lady who's poppin fresh dough pops and she thinks she's
been shot and her brains laying around.

Too bad about the tire, but hey, it gave me a good laugh.

paladin

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Marty

Oh, brother, I needed that this morning. LOL! That's just too funny.

Like

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the story of the old lady who's poppin fresh dough pops and she thinks

she's

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been shot and her brains laying around.

Too bad about the tire, but hey, it gave me a good laugh.

paladin

Yup. Me too. I was cracking up.

Glad I could help.

Marty

That's just what they want you to think, Marty. Did you check for a bullet
hole in that sidewall ?

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thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the trail

in

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some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

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Marty said:

Well, I thought I would run over to one of my local parks and get in
some
riding. I wandered over to McKeldin SP where the trails were in great
shape
and the hikers were at a minimum. I rode the "managed" side for about
40
minutes then decided to cross the stream and ride the other side for
awhile.
I'd just rode the stream and hike/biked across some horse churned mud
and
started my REAL ride when I heard a loud WHAM and felt something on my
leg.
I came unstuck from my saddle quicker than JD pisses off newbies. My
first
thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the
trail in
some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb
shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall
blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those
Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

I stood there staring at the thing for about 5 minutes trying to
figure
out if my day was done or if I could somehow fix it and ride on. Day
was
done. I put a temporary fix on it and got about 2/3's of the way back
to my
car when it blew again. This time I was ready and didn't mentally
shiite
myself! I walked the beast the rest of the way in.

Marty

You gotta love hunting season. Since you are OK that's pretty damn
funny. I've used layers of "duck" tape to fix sidewalls before. You
have to have the tape on you at the right time of course. I heard
someone say paper money works on the short term as well (?). Getting
shot/shot at sucks, glad you survived.

K.

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ireman_1

Here is what I actually did:

Removed the tube. I carry a small one inch roll of duct tape. I put a big
patch on the tube blow out. I put a folded piece of paper and about 4 layers
of duct tape over the sidewall side. Put the tube back in and pumped it up.
It lasted about 1/2 hour but got me up the hills and almost back to the car
before it blew again.

Marty

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ireman_1 said:

You gotta love hunting season.

Especially since the only season open in MD now is Bow.

The odd thing is I'm pretty familiar with the sound of gunfire but I think
it had more to do with the incongruity. The sound coupled with the sensation
on my leg while on the bike caused a brain lock. My first thought was
gunshot..... un-ass. My second thought was hunter and was it really? My
third thought was... you friggin' idiot.

Marty

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Marty Here is what I actually did: Removed the tube. I carry a small one inch roll of duct tape. I put a big patch on the tube blow out. I put a folded piece of paper and about 4 layers of duct tape over the sidewall side. Put the tube back in and pumped it up. It lasted about 1/2 hour but got me up the hills and almost back to the car before it blew again. Marty[/QUOTE said:

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:11:45 -0400, "Marty" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Well, I thought I would run over to one of my local parks and get in some
riding. I wandered over to McKeldin SP where the trails were in great shape
and the hikers were at a minimum. I rode the "managed" side for about 40
minutes then decided to cross the stream and ride the other side for awhile.
I'd just rode the stream and hike/biked across some horse churned mud and
started my REAL ride when I heard a loud WHAM and felt something on my leg.
I came unstuck from my saddle quicker than JD pisses off newbies. My first
thought (aside from WTF!) was.... hunter. As I'm laying beside the trail in
some knee high shrubbery doing a systems check I realize, "ya dumb shiite
you didn't get shot, you had a sidewall blowout". The damn sidewall blew
just as it was rotating past my right calf. I never liked those Pythons
anyway. Not enough gription for my taste.

I stood there staring at the thing for about 5 minutes trying to figure
out if my day was done or if I could somehow fix it and ride on. Day was
done. I put a temporary fix on it and got about 2/3's of the way back to my
car when it blew again. This time I was ready and didn't mentally shiite
myself! I walked the beast the rest of the way in.

Marty

Hey, I missed this somehow when you first posted. Too damn funny
about the JD/newbee thing!

Sorry about that Blowout. But with that damn gun range across the way
it's only a matter of time. Glad you're okay.

Get some real tyres will ya!!! ;-)

Peace,
Bill