VusRad

So i was heading back from the pumpkin patch in snohomish (i had a bad feeling about the gravel parking lot there)
as i approach bellevue on 405 i'm traveling about 70mph & i feel a slight jiggle in the front handle bars. i had never felt that before so it scared me a little bit. i slowed down & then it was gone.

i then sped up to about 80-90 & i felt the front handle bars jiggle again. i tired looking down the steering column to see if i could see anything. I was concerned this time & had to cut across 4 lanes to the far right shoulder. as i was changing lanes the bike felt really twitchy.

i hop off the bike. look at the front. nothing. look at the rear & you could tell it was flat. *shit*
i could almost push the rubber to the rim. luckily my friend was riding behind me. he ran & got a can of fix-a-flat & we were up & running in no time.

thanks for the 2 riders that pulled over to check up on me. i'm surpised it deflated so quick from the parking lot. i was on some pretty twisty roads & didn't feel anything. 15min later it all started wiggin out.

now i need a new rear tire.



anyone can recommend someone near the eastside?
i think i will replace the rear with the same exact tire. 190 Pilot Sport Roads.

thinkin about taking only the tire in myself. i've got a rear stand & can get some tools. how easy is it to uninstall the tire & reinstall the tire correctly? i dont want to fcuk up somehow & when i'm going 100mph & my rear tire falls off. haha

KNanthrup

Glad it turned out ok. I was just going to say never leave your bike on the side of the road but it sounds like you had it covered with your buddy.

As for shops, can't comment on it yet, I've always bought my tires online and had them mounted privately.