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Old 02-05-06, 04:10 PM
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propagandrew
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Not sure this really applies to commuter forum, but since it happened on the bike I commute on I figured I'd stick it here. Yesterday I came up with yet another flat (had more than my share recently). Went out to get a new tire today since the old one is pretty toast. When I got home I brought the offending bike in the house and sat down to watch a movie. Right as the movie, Underworld, is ending there is an obscene amount of gun fighting. In the room next to me where the bike is I hear a LOUD bang, loud enough I could feel the shock in my chest. I go in there and the rear tire, which was working fine, is blown over the rim on one side. I took the tube out and there was a nice 3 in long hole in it.

Apparently pumping a tire to 95psi at 10 degrees F then bringing it inside to a 70F house *can* blow the tube. Never had that one happen before and surely did scare the hell out of me.

Picture of tube:
http://home.mn.rr.com/andrewh/tubepop.jpg
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