tire bead rocks

joeparaski
joeparaski Posts: 1,865
edited July 2010 in The Clubhouse
Here's one I hadn't seen. This guy went off the road and somehow little rocks wedged themselves between the tire bead and the rim without the tire going flat.

tirerock.jpg


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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited July 2010
    Must have been slidin' sideways. The tire would have been rolling over on the sidewall while sliding and scooping up all kinda of junk. When it finally stopped, the tire snapped back to its original position and pinned a few pebbles in there.

    I've seen it before but those are pretty large. I'm surprised that tire isn't flat. It's gotta be way outta balance though!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited July 2010
    Hmmm, I've seen similar.

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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,500
    edited July 2010
    That part of the rim is not what seals the tire. I've seen chunks of that area of the rim missing before with no ill effect on air holding capability. Still scary as hell though.

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited July 2010
    DaveHo wrote: »
    That part of the rim is not what seals the tire. I've seen chunks of that area of the rim missing before with no ill effect on air holding capability. Still scary as hell though.

    -Dave

    From the picture, they are large enough to pull the bead away from "the part of the rim that seals the tire" far enough that it could leak air.
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