Originally Posted by
dmanthree
We have a winner! It was pretty funny, too. We were at a rest stop, yakking it up, and out of nowhere BANG...ssssssss. And down went the tire. I pulled it off, found the issue, and made the repair. I'll replace the rim tape with Velox tomorrow. Velox won't move.
Usually you don't hear a BANG unless the tire blew off the rim - did that happen in your case? - a puncture from a spoke would be more like a slow leak hiss, or maybe a little pop. Shifting rim tape can certainly cause punctures, but a blow-off would cause a huge rip in the tube.