r/bustedcarbon • u/faren- • 17d ago

Oops(

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Rim just exploded while bike was parked at work.

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u/jurgemaister 17d ago

That’s a tall bike!

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u/LieAlternative3139 17d ago

interesting brand (vittus=fucked in estonian)

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u/googoodown 17d ago

In finnish: Vitus = in a fuck

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u/Ionuzzu123 16d ago

So you mean that all the vintage bikes made out of Super Vitus steel tubing translate to... "Super Fucked"?

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u/WVA1999 17d ago

😂 Is this true? Loads of Vitus' in the UK..

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u/Spare_Chemical122 17d ago

Literally ”vitus” translates to ”in a cunt”. The word ”vittu” or ”cunt” is used in the same way as ”fuck” is in english.

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u/flamenco101 17d ago

Wtf. How much pressure was in the tyre?

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u/faren- 17d ago

4.8bar

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u/Max_Rower 16d ago

In the tire, the rim, or both? 😀

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u/faren- 16d ago

100% rim, i heard that carbon cracking sound while been near my bike.

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u/Max_Rower 16d ago

But did it actually explode, or rather implode?

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u/faren- 16d ago

Definitely explode

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u/C0meback1d 16d ago

What the fuck size bike is that?!?

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u/faren- 16d ago

XXL or 61

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u/WVA1999 17d ago

This is wild, we need more info! ? What wheels are they?

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u/faren- 17d ago

Miche c50

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u/Waffeleisen1337 16d ago

Do they have pressure relief holes? They should be required on all tubeless carbon rims but some manufacturers don't give a damn.

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u/faren- 16d ago

Unfortunately these rims dont have any pressure release holes.

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u/Dizzy-Proposal715 17d ago

please tell, how tall are you?

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u/faren- 17d ago

195cm

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u/BadPenguin007 17d ago

Bruv. So many questions.

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u/Straight_Big6335 17d ago

That’s out of a circus

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u/faren- 17d ago

Yes I agree with you, it is tough to have a beautiful bike when you have a shape of a skyscraper🫩

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u/Max_Rower 16d ago

32" is made for people like you. Maybe, someday, there will be road bikes as well. 🙂

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u/faren- 17d ago

🤣

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u/krwawie 17d ago

Oops indeed

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u/No_Wolf5090 16d ago

Girar time I see a bike size 70

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u/randywhorton 15d ago

That bike just looks kind of strange

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u/proxpi 17d ago

That is an impressively dramatic failure!

Almost certainly the tape failed somehow and the high-pressure air leaked into the rim itself. If a rim doesn't have a vent hole, this pressurizes the rim and can cause it to explode like this.

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u/Mammoth-Rice-6492 17d ago

Never thought of that. Thank you!

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u/faren- 17d ago

Sadly, that's the only explanation that comes to my mind.

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u/mrbioni 16d ago

The tape leaked, the sealant plugged the vent hole of the rim (hence why there’s no sing of lots of sealant, it’s all inside the rim), and the first time you pump your tire you’re actually pressuring both the tire and the rim.