Mechanic's Note

"Tohru" (tohrurokuno) 08/29/2014 at 01:24 • Filed to: None

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Make sure basketball is removed from tire before installing on rim.

ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy > Tohru 08/29/2014 at 01:27

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That looks so nasty. How does that even happen?

Tohru > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 08/29/2014 at 01:30

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Broken belts/plies in tire. Probably from an Illinois pothole.

Rainbow > Tohru 08/29/2014 at 01:35

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If I worked there, I'd be hiding behind a cabinet calling for my boss to come kill it for me.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tohru 08/29/2014 at 01:50

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So essentially its a pinch bulge. I get those on my bike because of the bad denver potholes

Tohru > Rainbow 08/29/2014 at 02:11

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I'll give ya $20 to poke it with a stick.

Dusty Ventures > Tohru 08/29/2014 at 02:13

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Make it $25 and I'll poke it with a knife tied to the end of a stick.

Tohru > Dusty Ventures 08/29/2014 at 02:16

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$40 if you bite the bulge.

orcim > ktfright | Kinja Neighborhood Black Guy 08/29/2014 at 02:45

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In Hawaii, it's a result of cuts in the tread that allow air/water/salt into the belts, which then corrode, weaken the link between them and the rubber, and then ultimately bulge. Fiber belts do better, but of course do less for puncture resistance.

shop-teacher > Tohru 08/29/2014 at 07:23

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Whoa! Thatsa no good!!