Unsure what to think

[Catrin]

Tomorrow I hope to ride for the first time in 6 months However, I sold my bike rack that I had bought for my mountain bike, so once again, I get to take the front wheel off my bike to put it into the back of my Kia Soul. That isn't a problem.

Because my inflated tires are wider than the brake calipers, I must deflate my tire to get the wheel off the bike. No problem, and periodically over the last 6 months I've inflated my tires and told my Gunnar how se*y a bike she is

A short time ago I was deflating the tire so I could remove the wheel. The tire was, basically, flat, and there was a POP. It sounded like it had suddenly gone flat but that makes no sense as it was already flat. Any thoughts on what might have happened? I am trying to avoid a trip to the LBS before riding tomorrow as, frankly, the purpose of tomorrow's ride is to see if I still get neurological symptoms on the bike. If so then I've a few choices to make.

Of course, it wouldn't cost that much to swing by the LBS tomorrow and have them switch out the tube...they can do that a LOT faster than I can. Is this a normal thing to happen when intentionally deflating a tire?

[Owlie]

I wonder if the rubber around the valve failed. When it happens to me, it's usually a hiss, but yours could have gone suddenly.

[Catrin]

I wonder if the rubber around the valve failed. When it happens to me, it's usually a hiss, but yours could have gone suddenly.

hmmmmm, that wheel is already in my car for tomorrow. Well, I don't even have a tube (I don't think), I owe it to myself to run by the LBS tomorrow. They can change the tube - or figure out what happened, for not much money and do it much faster. Assuming my glutes won't be too sore for riding tomorrow, I hit them VERY hard this morning, so hard that they are getting my attention.

I do wonder if it sitting for 6 months made it more likely to fail due to not being used? That tube, however, was changed very late last summer so it isn't even a year old. No matter, I will get it checked out.

[OakLeaf]

No ideas, just wanted to wish you good luck tomorrow.

[Catrin]

No ideas, just wanted to wish you good luck tomorrow.

Thank you! I am a little...nervous. That is only to be expected, surely my body hasn't forgotten how to ride clipped in in 6 months! That is what I keep telling myself at least.

[Catrin]

Silly me, there wasn't a problem at all

Apparently when a bike tire hasn't been deflated for a LONG time, it can do this. The huge popping sound was the bead loosening. I still don't get why that didn't happen until the tire was all the way down, but the important part was that nothing needed doing. My LBS took a good look at everything and pronounced it good!

No riding today - my hamstring on one leg and piriformis on both were complaining after the endurance workout I completed yesterday. Unsure it is actually the hammie, I call it that. It wasn't bad, by no means, but I've learned it is best just to take an easy day when this happens - and I need to be ready to meet with my KB coach tomorrow. So no riding or trail running today. Instead I walked a mountain bike trail I would like to run and did some reconnaissance. By the end of my 2.5 mile walk, which actually wasn't that slow, all was feeling better. Still need to do some foam rolling, but considering what I did yesterday I am not suprised there were after-effects. I AM, however, very glad that they were all lower-body, nothing shoulder/neck related

It is supposed to rain the next few days and then a cool-down, but I want to go ahead and load my bike in my car tomorrow morning in case I've a chance to ride between the rain drops.