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Giant P-XC2 rim split


GregM

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After an easy Sunday ride nothing to technical got home cleaning the bike and realize the rear tyre went flat pumped it and went flat again. i then removed the tyre and found a split on the circumference of the inner wall starting from the valve hole outwards in both direction. (image attached) has anyone had a similar failure or ever seen such a split. (Bio: i'm well under 100kg, ride medium pace and power minimal jumping)

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Unless you've pumped it up over 4 bar I'd say it's a defective rim.

 

 

If it's still in warranty speak to your LBS. If not then see it as an opportunity for an upgrade.

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Exact same think happened to me with the same model of rim.

 

I ended up with splits in 4 places on my rear rim, the longest being 12 inches.  I ride a Giant XTC Advanced and I only use it to commute along a bike path.  No off road, and no jumps.  i'm 90kg, I keep the tires 5-10psi below the max recommended pressure.  I have ridden off the a curb the odd time, but I do that with most of my bikes.

 

The rim looks like it tore like a perforated piece of paper.

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Exact same think happened to me with the same model of rim.

 

I ended up with splits in 4 places on my rear rim, the longest being 12 inches.  I ride a Giant XTC Advanced and I only use it to commute along a bike path.  No off road, and no jumps.  i'm 90kg, I keep the tires 5-10psi below the max recommended pressure.  I have ridden off the a curb the odd time, but I do that with most of my bikes.

 

The rim looks like it tore like a perforated piece of paper.

Be more specific on the tire pressure. How much exactly.

If you look at a nice fat mtb tire pumped to 4 bar, compare it to a skinny road tire pumped to 4 bar with the Laplace equation. 

In short, the wall tension in a bigger sphere is much higher than in that of a smaller sphere at equal pressures.

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I have the 27.5 Schwalbe Racing Ralphs.

 

The Max pressure written on the tire is 55psi, and I run between 45 and 50 psi

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