I just picked my bike up from the shop - they replaced a spoke on the rear wheel and remounted the tire. I noticed the pressure a little low so brought the pressure up to 100 lbs. No more than 5 mintues later, I'm 20 feet away looking for tools when the dang thing blew a 2 in slit in the tube and the tire off the rim.
These are very lightly used Panaracer Paselas, 27 1/8 on 27 1/4 alloy rims. I've always had 27 1/8 tires since 1975 and never blew a tube until I put these tires on last year. Probably user error - I've read the threads.
So what tubes can I get that are less likely to blow, and can I use 700c tubes? What width tube? Recommendations? My confidence in the tire / tube combo is waning. Weight is not a consideration.