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I skidded trough the rim tire and inner tube all flapping about for some terrifying meters until I lost control. Everything mangled but the tire somehow managed another 50k home.
One layer of carbon is peeling from the rim, but could be just the skidding
Netakure-
Hmm, that makes it a bit harder to trace the cause. :) Where were you riding? Are you and the bike ok?
You're assuming the rim let go I guess but the rim delamination could've been after the tyre had gone or the tube or whatever. I've had tyres go bang when I've fucked up and the tube was pinched, I've had them let go when a brake shoe rubbed through the sidewall, they've gone bang when, from what I could tell, a sidewall cut caused the tube to pop out. Oddly enough I've had rims split, but caught them before they popped a tyre/tube.
If you try inflating the tube, what happens? Is there one obvious hole and can you tell what it came from or is it mangled beyond hope?
Is the tyre intact? Or is it shredded too?
I guess if the rim did fail, it could've been either the tube catching the rim or the tyre letting go that let the tube catch the rim or ground. All a bit hard to tell though which order I think.
Good excuse to find some nice alu rims or join us in Discworld (sorry Terry)
hippy
Well, have you inspected the tubes, tyres and rim? That should give you clues as to the cause.
(I've used Turbo Cottons with no issue but wouldn't touch TPU tubes with a fucking barge pole based on anecdotes from quite a few people now and I'm heavy so wouldn't be using carbon rim brakes in the mountains)