I rode in the MS Ride & had never seen so many flats, not even on RAGBRAI with
thousands more riding. People were getting flats right out of Whitewater & it
must have been a combination of people's wet tires picking stuff up off the
road & maybe friction caused by water getting into their rims, or something
like that...?
Then, we hit a patch of road that had been recently chip sealed & our tires
were still wet. It was a bit difficult biking through the stuff & then upon
finishing riding on the stuff, there were probably 10+ people with flats
looking down the road. Then, throughout the rest of the ride there were more &
more people with flats all over the place.
That chip seal was messy & due to the wet tires we picked up a lot of the
material, which stuck & maybe got crushed into the rubber. However, people were
getting flats even before we hit the chip seal, so not sure what was happening
on Sun.
Aaron
From: Dipesh Navsaria <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:15 PM
Subject: [Bikies] MS Ride and tires
I got this note today from the MS Ride folx; thought bikies might be
interested given the recent conversation:
On 8/10/11 3:30 PM, "National MS Society - Wisconsin Chapter"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>From the Desk of Colleen G. Kalt:
>
>I hope you will excuse the casualness of this communication, but I
>wanted to get this message to you as soon as possible.
>
>On Sunday morning of this year's Bike MS: TOYOTA Best Dam Bike
>Ride, not only did we contend with a delayed start due to storms, but
>also a record number of flat tires. While I have yet to figure out how
>to influence Mother Nature (though I promise to keep working on
>it); the culprit on the latter was a patch of asphalt. In combination
> with the early-morning rain, we estimate it caused hundreds of
>flat tires.
>
>I can assure you the course had been checked prior to the event and
>then again early Sunday morning. Still, for those who experienced the
>frustration of a flat tire or even worse, multiple flats due to this
>issue; I want to apologize for the hassle, annoyance and grief it
>caused you.
>
>I also want to thank so many of you who jumped in with both feet to
>help your fellow riders with repairs. A shout-out also goes to our
>bike shop partners - especially Chris Kegel's
>team from Wheel & Sprocket, who handled the lion's share of
>repairs (bike mechanics rock). And to the gracious farmer who ferried
>a number of riders over this stretch of road with his tractor -
>our thanks.
>
>Again, my apology to those of you who rode across this patch of
>asphalt and experienced a flat tire - I promise we'll
>review our procedures to ensure this doesn't happen again.
>
>Ultimately, I hope you will take great pride in your accomplishment
>last weekend. Despite the storms and hills and flats, you persevered.
>You kept the Best Dam Bike Ride on the road to our ultimate
>destination: a world free of MS.
>
>With sincere gratitude,
>
>Colleen G. Kalt
>President & CEO
>National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin
>
>P.S. You'll be receiving another email with a request for your
>input on our survey. I encourage you to share your ideas as we begin
>planning for next year and the 30th anniversary ride in 2013.
>
>
>
>National MS Society - Wisconsin Chapter
>1120 James Drive | Suite A | Hartland, WI 53029
>800.242.3358 | 262.369.4400 |
>[email protected]
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