One last bit of standard wisdom, once the tire has been thumbed or levered on, put in maybe 10 to 20 lbs. and then check both sides of the rim to make sure the tube was well seated inside the tire. Else you might, after a few more pumps, hear a loud pop as part if your tube has ballooned out between tire & rim. A real pain out on the road unless you carry two tubes.
And always carry a "boot" in case you rip or put a big hole in your tire that will allow a similar escape of inflated tube. A few pieces of inner tube cut into 3-4" long strips will do. Goes between tire rip and inflated tube. 8-) I'm sure some of us have used heavy paper and assorted trash from the road side as a boot to get home on ... I have.
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