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Rim wall torn at base of rim. The rim is a nearly new Greenspeed Scorcher disk brake 406 rim on which a Primo Comet (406x54) had been mounted and inflated to 80 psi. The rim was built into a front wheel of a tandem and failed while being ridden.
Title
Rim wall torn at base of rim.
Exposure
100, ¹⁄₂₈₀ sec at f/2.8
Camera and Lens
FUJIFILM FinePix F10
Datetime
Image captured on October 24, 2009 at 10:23:28.