I bought a Specialized Sirrus Elite 2009 which came with 700 x 28 tyres which was thinner than my normal commute on a Scott Sportster with 700 x 35 tyres (marathons upgrade). My commute is a mix of road, towpath and cycle path and as a result the Specialized struggled and i suffered loads of punctures so it went away and the Scott came back out.
Then i had a bright idea..... I put the 700 x 35 tyres on the Specialized Sirrus and started using it again. I have now been using it for about 3 weeks and its been great with the Marathons 700 x 35 fitted. Its like a new bike and i feel its up to the job again.
Then today when i left work i got on my bike started to ride and noticed that i had a puncture on the front? The tyre popped out of the rim and wedged the front break locking the wheel. Fortunately i had only just started so i was not travelling fast enough to cause me a problem. I dread to think what would have happened if i was flying down a fast section of the ride home as the front could have locked and thrown me over the handle bars (possibly into traffic?). I fixed the puncture and rode home slowly in fear that if i did get a puncture i would be facing certain death?
The question is.. Should the Specialized Sirrus which came with 700 x 28 tyres be able to accommodate 700 x 35 tyre?
Was it the size of the tyre which caused the locking of the front wheel or is the tyre popping out the rim just as likely with the 700 x 28 tyre?
I dont realy want to ride it on 1 700 x 28 as the ride is rough and i get to many punctures. Its a great ride with the 700 x 35.
And if anyone is thinking just ride the Scott to work with the fatter tyres the answer would be, i would but i have ragged the arse of it over the last few years and done thousands of miles on it. Its used now as my second bike. I got the Sirrus for good price so may as well use it for the commute to work.
Then i had a bright idea..... I put the 700 x 35 tyres on the Specialized Sirrus and started using it again. I have now been using it for about 3 weeks and its been great with the Marathons 700 x 35 fitted. Its like a new bike and i feel its up to the job again.
Then today when i left work i got on my bike started to ride and noticed that i had a puncture on the front? The tyre popped out of the rim and wedged the front break locking the wheel. Fortunately i had only just started so i was not travelling fast enough to cause me a problem. I dread to think what would have happened if i was flying down a fast section of the ride home as the front could have locked and thrown me over the handle bars (possibly into traffic?). I fixed the puncture and rode home slowly in fear that if i did get a puncture i would be facing certain death?
The question is.. Should the Specialized Sirrus which came with 700 x 28 tyres be able to accommodate 700 x 35 tyre?
Was it the size of the tyre which caused the locking of the front wheel or is the tyre popping out the rim just as likely with the 700 x 28 tyre?
I dont realy want to ride it on 1 700 x 28 as the ride is rough and i get to many punctures. Its a great ride with the 700 x 35.
And if anyone is thinking just ride the Scott to work with the fatter tyres the answer would be, i would but i have ragged the arse of it over the last few years and done thousands of miles on it. Its used now as my second bike. I got the Sirrus for good price so may as well use it for the commute to work.
