Originally Posted by
Jiggle
FB, when my latex tube blew, it also blew the tire off the rim. It was a Challenge Strada 700x30mm tire with about 1000 miles on it. The tire fit very tightly to the rim. In fact I had to use tire levers to get it on because of the "open tubular" type construction. The same tire has gone 400 or so more miles trouble free with a butyl tube and I'm still riding it.
I repeat, The tube cannot be responsible for blowing a tire off the rim. The air inside does that, but not the tube itself. If the tire blows off it's because it wasn't seated properly (or was the wrong size or type, or was defective), and when the tire blows off, it causes the tube to explode.
If in doubt, I challenge anyone to try and pump more than 5psi into a tube that isn't inside a tire.
So, I can't say why your tire blew, but I can say with confidence what didn't cause it.