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06-21-2015, 06:44 PM | #1 |
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tire blow out on trip to walla walla
one of my new Coker Classic 6:50 16s blew out the side wall in Susanville today, on the grade to Alturas, along a 1000 foot drop off with no shoulder. Not funny. The tire has less than 3000 miles on it. 3/4 of the sidewall separated from the rest of the tire. I suspected that tire was bad, as it took 10 ounces of weight to balance it. The others took zero to 3 ounces. I'll call Coker tomorrow to see what they wanna do about it. Regardless, I doubt they can get me a tire very soon.
Meanwhile, I now am driving with my spare 19 inch Goodyear on one front wheel, and have no second spare tire now. Not to mention how silly it looks :-) So if any of you walla walls guys have a 650/16 ( don't care if its bias ply) I can buy and have mounted so I can get back to California, I would appreciate it. They're not easy to find anymore, I know. Thats why I am reaching out. I am going to be checking with tire shops on the rest of the trip up as well. But odds are I'll need to find a good older used one/ thanks IMG_2727 by tiopato2000, on Flickr IMG_2729 by tiopato2000, on Flickr Last edited by pat in Santa Cruz; 06-21-2015 at 11:17 PM. |
06-21-2015, 07:36 PM | #2 |
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Re: tire blow out on trip to walla walla
Performance Plus in socal has your tire size. I know it doesn't help you now where you are at now. Their tel # is 562-988-0211 Maybe they can direct you to a temp replacement.
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06-21-2015, 08:07 PM | #3 |
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Re: tire blow out on trip to walla walla
Like the old man once told me..."You can only see one side at a time."
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06-21-2015, 08:08 PM | #4 |
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Not sure what route you are taking, but try to find a Les Schwab store in Oregon or Washington. They may have one for you in one of their stores. Just about every town or city has one.
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06-22-2015, 07:49 AM | #5 |
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Patrick,
I will check around today for you. Pluck |
06-22-2015, 01:44 PM | #6 |
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Jack Remillard is bringing 4 tires of the size you want to the meet. Have a safe trip. Pluck |
06-22-2015, 01:53 PM | #7 |
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thats great
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06-22-2015, 02:31 PM | #8 |
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06-22-2015, 02:31 PM | #9 |
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I would check the manufacturers date on the Coker tires. They may be older than you think.
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06-23-2015, 06:41 AM | #10 |
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thank you Steve and Jack. See you this afternoon. Beers on me
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06-23-2015, 07:15 AM | #11 |
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Sounds like you're very lucky that all you lost was a tire...
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Re: tire blow out on trip to walla walla
[QUOTE=pat in Santa Cruz;1107233]one of my new Coker Classic 6:50 16s blew out the side wall in Susanville today, on the grade to Alturas, along a 1000 foot drop off with no shoulder.
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