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@veLLo
Hi all,
Maybe this is not the right thread to post this... GA2G, let me know if you would like me to move that somewhere else... (so please do not quote me...)
So I have on my Mercian touring bike these tyres fitted...
http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/uan/2811
Continental Ultra GatorSkin with "DuraSkin + K" (Kevlar or whatever that means)
They are 27X1 1/4, fitted on Weimann aluminium rims from the late 70s (in good condition). I rarely use the same bike every day, and I often use this one when it is raining as it is my only bike with mudgards... but the bike never "sleeps" outside, and the metal inner structure of the tyre was not rusted.
So I'd say these tyres, purchased last march, have less than 300 miles. I never exceed the recommended pressure (102 psi) and even give a bit of tolerance (90-95 psi), as I like the confortable feel of that touring bike...
This morning on my way to work, just after Camberwell, the front tyre suddenly developped a massive "bump" on the l.h.s., I did not have time to stop, by the time the bump went thru the brake calipers, it cut the inner tube and exploded in a huge bang. The explosion even broke the mudgard!
I managed to repair "how I could" using my toe straps and the cardboard of my spare inner tube box, I had to remove the brake and mudgard to have enough clearance for the repaired tyre to go thru. I could cycle to work in Putney, but was a bit late, I had to re-strap and and re-inflate twice before I got it right...
I think there must be a fault in the tyre, as I can't see any reason for it to explode (no cuts, the brake pads were not rubbing on the walls,...) and I expect the garantee to work, and Continental to replace the tyre for free (I hope) I remember this happened to someone on the Vintage Jersey Ride (Part 01), but it was cheaper tyres, made in SriLanka, not the "Noble" "Handmade In Germany" Continental tyres...
I'll let you know what they tell me in Putney cycle at lunch time (where I purchased the tyres from)
Szia
Loic