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06-14-07, 10:45 AM
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Last Night...
In the middle of the night my rear tire decided it had had enough and ended it all. When it exploded, it sounded like a gunshot, and I've never seen my wife jump out of bed so fast! Once I told her it was probably a tire she calmed down somewhat...
It was the rear tire on the bike I too up to Chantry. I'm glad it didn't explode while I was descending, that could have been bad.
It was the rear tire on the bike I too up to Chantry. I'm glad it didn't explode while I was descending, that could have been bad.
06-14-07, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Happytime
John, by the way you've been punishing it with all those hills, of course it's going to commit suicide! 
06-14-07, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jpconrad
I've been wondering when one of them would have had enough.
06-14-07, 10:54 AM
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A police chopper would be circling around mi bario for 45 minutes during the middle of the night if my tire had exploded.
06-14-07, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jpconrad
I've been wondering when one of them would have had enough.
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06-14-07, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by herbm
How many miles did you have on it?
The tire itself has 920 miles.
06-14-07, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by jpconrad
I'm not sure about the tube, it was replaced before the Eastern Sierra since I accidentally ripped off the valve with my pump.
The tire itself has 920 miles.
The tire itself has 920 miles.
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What causes a tube/tire to explode anyway?
Glad to hear it was just a tire . . . that woulda scared the crap out of me in the middle of the night as well!
Glad to hear it was just a tire . . . that woulda scared the crap out of me in the middle of the night as well!
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yeah..that is pretty wierd...
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Originally Posted by herbm
yeah..that is pretty wierd...
06-14-07, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by jpconrad
I'm going to look over the tire pretty closely, but I may end up just replacing it just in case.
Definitely...but the wierd thing is if even there was something embedded...there shouldnt have been enough force to make it pop...unless all the gravitational forces were lined up just right???
Or is was a weak tube that just popped!
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Originally Posted by herbm
Definitely...but the wierd thing is if even there was something embedded...there shouldnt have been enough force to make it pop...unless all the gravitational forces were lined up just right???
Or is was a weak tube that just popped!
Or is was a weak tube that just popped!
I'll make sure and take it out tonight for a ride, I like to get a little time on a new tire/tube locally before a longer ride.
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Originally Posted by jpconrad
Yeah, the funny thing is there wasn't any pressure on the tire, the bike was on a stand and the read wheel was off the ground. Not that the weight of the bike should have caused it to explode, either.
I'll make sure and take it out tonight for a ride, I like to get a little time on a new tire/tube locally before a longer ride.
I'll make sure and take it out tonight for a ride, I like to get a little time on a new tire/tube locally before a longer ride.
06-14-07, 12:26 PM
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What was the air pressure last time you checked?
06-14-07, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Happytime
John, it was the pug.
06-14-07, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by vertical bob
What probably happened is that the tire wasn't 100% seated against the rim and the tube squeezed out between the rim and tire. I've had that happen before. When fixing a flat always check to se that the tire is seated and that the tube isn't poking out before you fully inflate .There could be a sidewall cut in the tire also that lets the tube poke out forming a bubble that will burst.
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Originally Posted by powerglide
What was the air pressure last time you checked?
06-14-07, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Happytime
Isn't Darwin a pug? Or maybe a mini bulldog...
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Is it true that if you toss them in a pond they'll sink like a stone?
Not that I want you to try it, I just heard they can't swim...
Not that I want you to try it, I just heard they can't swim...
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Originally Posted by Happytime
Is it true that if you toss them in a pond they'll sink like a stone?
Not that I want you to try it, I just heard they can't swim...
Not that I want you to try it, I just heard they can't swim...
