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04-28-14 | 08:46 AM

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Yankeetowner

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From: Yankeetown/Orlando, Florida

Bikes: Road Bikes: 2014 Giant Propel Advanced 1; 1989 Klein Quantum, 2013 Giant Defy 2, & Mountain Bike: 2013 Cannondale Six

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Originally Posted by Wileyrat

So, I was riding on my hilly (for me) after work ride yesterday, when as I was going through a turn my back tire went off like a .22 round. I got off the bike, looked at the back tire and saw that the tire had blown completely over the rim in one spot.

Those are some tough tires to got over the rim, so I was a bit surprised to see that.

My thought when I saw that was I didn't think it would be tough to find the bad spot in the tube.

I've never had a tube blowout like that before. I guess when I installed my new tires a few hundred miles ago I must've pinched the tube, or I had a defect.

I hit a nail 10 days ago and the explosion created a 6-8 inch rip in the sidewall of my Conti 4000 S. Fortunately the riders behind me were able to avoid hitting me, and one asked if I was carrying explosives. The tire pressure was 100 psi.

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