Mention was made on the thread about alloy or stainless rims about the weight of the bolt assembly and this reminded me of an incident on the road the other day. On the way to Shaftesbury on the A30 last week, I swerved to avoid a lump of shiny metal in the road (exhaust bracket?) I missed with the front wheel ,but the back hit it full on. I thought I had got away with it but no. The PunctureSafe goo let me limp to Fovant Badges layby nearby. To cut a long story short ,the rescue involved the replacement of the inner tube by a local garage. they said the bolt caused the blowout. The split was at that point . The question is " Is there a better way "?
I think the lump of shiny…
I think the lump of shiny metal caused the blowout, how could the security bolt cause it.
Following that line of…
Following that line of reasoning could it really be just a coincidence that the shiny bracket managed to penetrate the tyre but do no damage at exactly the same time as the security bolt somehow damaged the tyre (something I have never heard of) !!. Just daft. and dafter.
I still think security bolts…
I still think security bolts a good idea, I had a rear blow out at 70 mph ,fully loaded with panniers camping gear and passenger. Managed to stay on and steer (after a fashion !) to a stop . The tyre was not badly damaged and the tube got me to Wales and back after a simple patch repair. Security bolts not needed till they are .
I can't say I understand or agree their conclusion. Its also possible that the tyre did not come off the rim or jam up in the swinging arm and have you off because the bolt was there and did its job.