A few days ago I was heading out from my home in Richmond Hill, Ontario to Lake Simcoe with 5-6 buddies to enjoy the sunset, when my rear tire burst spontaneously on a clean residential road without debris in sight. The bike was on a roundabout going counterclockwise and I went down on my left 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] gear, 20-30 kmph. I heard a pop before sliding. My massive rear tire managed to hit the curb, dented the rim, and my bike subsequently bounced back at me, hitting the right rear mirror resulting in damage to my front brake fluid reservoir leaking brake fluid everywhere. My buddies from behind thought that they saw my rear tire instantly deflate before I started to slide.
Thankfully this occurred on a residential street, in low speed, without much traffic and I survived the incident with a minor nose bruise and a scraped leather jacket. (I love my safety gear!) We then inspected the scene of the incident and the tire, now flat, was flawless. There were no punctures, there was no sand where I went down and my shifter/rear spool slid on the pavement, and I was not putting power down while turning.
What do you guys think caused this?
What can cause a tire to spontaneously deflate like that in the absence of a puncture?
Could it be it rider error/that I just leaned too hard and that pop I heard was not real (as memories in situations like these are quite fallable) ? I am open to any constructive feedback and hope to avoid this happening again.
Thankfully this occurred on a residential street, in low speed, without much traffic and I survived the incident with a minor nose bruise and a scraped leather jacket. (I love my safety gear!) We then inspected the scene of the incident and the tire, now flat, was flawless. There were no punctures, there was no sand where I went down and my shifter/rear spool slid on the pavement, and I was not putting power down while turning.
What do you guys think caused this?
What can cause a tire to spontaneously deflate like that in the absence of a puncture?
Could it be it rider error/that I just leaned too hard and that pop I heard was not real (as memories in situations like these are quite fallable) ? I am open to any constructive feedback and hope to avoid this happening again.