Colorado B.S. Thread

Yeah when i first got the truck, I took it out on the shitty dunflops and got a sidewall puncture, had to spare it

 

Not personally, but have been on group rides where someone else did. *Sidewall puncture, that is.

*By saying "popped", do you mean popping the bead? Have seen that too where there was so much mud/rocks/crud between the tire and wheel where it leaked so bad after popping the tire back on that the spare was put on. Be sure to clean that area really well before reseating a bead.

 

Were yours ever removed/reinstalled to make the noise? I've never touched mine other than making sure they were torqued down from the factory trying to find loose stuff.

 

Anyone here have experience with the Gopro Hero 4 Black? I see the new Hero 4's have a Night Photo setting that bumps up exposure time and seems to put out some quality night photos.

 

that's all I've ever seen on the trail. and I've seen it about 8 or 9 times (sidewall puncture) 1 of those was me

 

I mean just got a flat due to a puncture in the tire. I have unseated 4 beads and have been able to reseat them all with oba or co2 i have also put a branch through the side wall and was able to plug it enough to get home and ran it for an extra week tell i got new tires. I just have yet to have one where i NEEDED to get the spare out. I think that i would rather try patching a tire first and seeing if that works before grabbing the spare incase i really NEED the spare. I know that if the tire gets punctured its getting replaced so i might as well do what it takes, with in reason. To make that tire work rather then pulling a good tire and run the risk of popping that tire too..

 

If you don't need the action-cam ness of the gopro you can get a really nice mirrorless DSLR for $500-600. Just syn2k.

 

Do you have a more close up of your puncture other thwn the one provided at the top of the page? ​

 

death of the michelin

 

I'm definitely checking out mirrorless cams as well (which would likely be better for night photos). Just curious how the Hero 4 Black performs with the new setting. Haven't fiddled with the Gopro in over a year and brought it out yesterday. I forgot how convenient that thing is

 

Only thing i've heard about the GoPro 4's is more people having freezing issues with them. There are a bunch of very cheap knock-offs depending on how much quality of a picture you need.

 

Thats what you should do IMO... attempt to patch and/or repair the tire thats got the hole. If it cannot be fixed, then you swap to the spare and head back to the trailhead before you end up with only three good tires and a $1k tow bill.

 

Im just thinking i want to redo my swing outs and might want to get rid of the spare for day trips where i am not that far away from places.

 

It's in my avatar

 

Think you could have patched it if you needed to?

 

Yes. This happened yesterday. Though it wasn't popped, it came off the bead. Was quicker just to throw on the spare.

 

Could've maybe shoved 3 or 4 plugs in there if desperate I guess. Not sure why though.
If I lost 2 tires that's when I'd go for the desperation patch. Otherwise I'd just throw the spare on and be done with it.
Are you trying to justify not running a spare or something?

 

Most crashes occur 5 miles from home... I wouldn't think about risking it.

Murphy's law guarantees you'll end up slicing your tires in no time.

 

I'd definitely would not run without a spare.

 

I cut mine so I would have extra room for when shit flexes. And if I ever wanted to run 37's. And I didn't want to do it again so I went as much as possible and still barely clear the front of my sliders.