V20 front tire suddenly lost pressure and I crashed.

[Black Hawk Down]

I concur. Last week a b**&{y f%§$*^g silex ripped my rear tire, a nice clean cut 4 or 5 mm wide, it took me a couple of km to notice it; the sealant did not manage to close the gap - there only so much of a miracle it can do! - but at least it was smooth and controlled.

What is a silex?

 

[IyhelM]

Sorry: flintstone.
Excuse (literally) my French

 

[jrs665]

This morning riding to work at between 15 and 20 mph I suddenly lost control and was on the asphalt. Luckily I was on a bike path and not in traffic. My front tire was totally flat after the fall. No warning, or control issues before I went down. I wasn’t seriously hurt. Scraped up elbow and a bruised hip. My shirt and pants are history. The bike is fine as well besides a scraped up quick release lever. I’m running fairly new Schwalbe Durano tires. I visually check my tires before every ride and squeeze them to make sure they’re up to pressure.
My question is what tire and inner tube would you recommend? I never want that to happen again! Is there some tire/inner tube combination that would be more bullet proof that would fit on the front of the V20? This seems like a real safety concern for Cruzbikes especially because of the MBB. I didn’t have any chance of controlling the bike to a safe stop. It was over in a fraction of a second. I’m not so concerned about speed as I am about safety and comfort, so even if a tire is not as fast if it will keep me from experiencing whatever happened today I’m interested.
Thanks for you help!
Cam

Got 2 flats on an upright bike at 30-40mph atfer hitting 2 potholes between lanes, brought it to a stop 100 feet or so further ahead. Had 32mm gp5000 clinchers on them.

The GP5000 does not come of your rim when flat (beads still firmly attached), the durano does though and easily.

 

[Mathew Fy]

I shared my initial experience with Outrider tire pressure monitors here:

New product evaluation

I recently installed a set of Outriders. (Tire pressure monitors for tubeless systems. Kickstarter purchase, but available now for $5 extra). https://www.outridercomponents.com/ I know others here would like to use them...

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