I don't know if this falls into the "epic fail" category, or the "next time leave it to the pro's" category, but what just came through my door is something I hadn't seen before. If the guy hadn't been injured pumping up the tire it would boarder on funny, but what you see here is what happens when you put WAY too much pressure in a tire mounted on a single walled rim. I wish I had taken a picture before it was removed from the bike, but what you are looking at is a rim that has been split down its center. Somehow the tire is okay, but we will be replacing the wheel.
The repair itself was actually a bit tricky because the first thing we had to do was remove the freewheel. Normally with the entire rim for leverage freewheels pop off with just a little man power. In this case trying to find a way to get a good grip on the hub and apply that much torque to the freewheel was a bit more of a trick that I would like to admit. Thankfully Jake was around to demonstrate just exactly how a sailor cusses.
So for those of you who are thinking about pumping up your own tires out there, just remember, tire pressure is like gambling. Know when to stop before you start.
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