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While getting ready to head out on a lunch time ride I noticed that the sidewall of a recently-installed tire on my Salsa El Mariachi had a bubble in it. This is the same failure mode that I experienced back on April 1st when out at Addison Oaks with Erik and Jeremy. The sidewall tears away from the bead, and the tube bubbles out the side. Thankfully this time it didn’t burst before I caught it.
Both of these tires were purchased from a Kenda rep back in early 2010 when on a trip to Ray’s, and I guess it was time for them to go. The tire has been replaced with a Kenda Slant Six that I picked up last year, which makes for a nice (albeit slightly knobbier) rear tire which will hopefully hold up for a while.
I guess it’s good that this didn’t happen (or result in a full failure) while riding Stony Creek last night. Now, to reschedule today’s riding until after work…