Has anybody had the front tire go down when riding? Is it possible to keep the bike up until you can stop it?

Just wondering.

Thanks!

Serowbot wrote on 06/11/09 at 10:20:33:


Wow  

Thanks for the advice.

Does the SLIME effect the inner tube?

I mean does it hurt it? I know that fix-a flat can cause damage to a car tire, so just wondering if SLIME does the same to an inner tube.

TIA

A flat or blowout on a front tire is less detrimental to the handling of the bike than a rear tire. Judgement made by personal experience. Over my 45 years of riding experience, tires have gotten much better in quality and such mishaps are less common today.
I have had more than one flat on the front, I don't remember exactly how many but the steering simply got very stiff and sluggish.  I would not use the front brake when such occurs, but roll to the side of the road slowing gently with the rear brake.
A blowout on the rear tire causes instant instability and back and forth wobble that is very difficult to control, sometimes impossible. If it happens in a curve, the likelyhood of a crash is very high.
I once rode 25 miles down a mountain in Oregon on a flat fron tire to get to town. I rode at speeds above 60 MPH so that centrifugal force would keep the tire round. NO REAR BRAKE WAS USED. In curves, I would hike my butt as far to the rear as possible and slow in a straight line, then accellerate through the curve to unweight the front wheel.
This was on an SL350 Honda which weighed about the same as a Savage but being a Dual purpose bike had considerabley better handling under the circumstances.

Phelonius

Phelonius wrote on 06/12/09 at 09:32:48:

Just out of curiosity, have you had a flat on any portion of a sidecar rig (car or bike)?  If so, how was handling affected?
The idea of a blowout on my bike is not a comforting thought.  Had it happen on a bicycle as a kid, and wiped out good.  Of course it was on a gravel road, so that never helps either!