Originally Posted by
Closed Office
You have to be careful to make sure the bead of the tire is seated properly in the rim. Most tires have a witness line that should be even around the tire, the same distance above the rim.
If it is higher somewhere, that is likely to bulge more. The tube can slip out between the rim and the tire, and pop.
That happened to me a few times, before I caught on. Most often it was after I pumped up the tires but wasn't going for a ride.
This is what im thinking I may be messing up. Well Im going to have to wait until the next series of flats to practice lol.
I also noticed today that one of the tubes I used was from an old tire which is 1.9. my current tire is 2.1. the 1.9 tire had a 50psi max while the 2.1 I go up to 60psi. Maybe thats the reason it pop on me? I also remember reading quite a few posts saying any tube made for 26 wheel or 700 wheel will fit, as long as it wasnt a fraction tube type.