Oops... but can see that happening!
I was working a pit for the Baja 1000. One of the riders arrived at the pit and I noticed two shiny spots on the sidewall of his front tire. I said it looked like a tire iron. He got a sh*t eating grin on his face. He explained that he changed his front tire the prior night and couldn't find a tire iron. He figured he'd find it when he returned home and searched in the daylight. It was amazing to me that it wore through the tire rather than the tube (this was on an BMW HP2). I thought there was no way this could happen. Then I lost a small plastic tire iron when fixing a flat on my mountain bike. I didn't find it until I removed the tube I put in that tire.
I was gifting my 05 roadster (sportster) to my brother who had been diagnosed with acute lukemia, and a bad bad prognosis. I thought having a bike to ride might help, and I am delighted to say he has been in remission for two years now!.I was working a pit for the Baja 1000. One of the riders arrived at the pit and I noticed two shiny spots on the sidewall of his front tire. I said it looked like a tire iron. He got a sh*t eating grin on his face. He explained that he changed his front tire the prior night and couldn't find a tire iron. He figured he'd find it when he returned home and searched in the daylight. It was amazing to me that it wore through the tire rather than the tube (this was on an BMW HP2). I thought there was no way this could happen. Then I lost a small plastic tire iron when fixing a flat on my mountain bike. I didn't find it until I removed the tube I put in that tire.
I was wondering where that went.....mail it back to me will ya......On our ride up to Oregon back in 2013, Dave pickup this little gem:
Nasty Bugger
About 10 years ago, I picked up an aluminum rod about 6 inches long. No flat tire, but it cost me $250 to have the rear tire replaced!
