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Old 05-07-03 | 08:42 PM
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pucci
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After getting used to the pump I keep at my parents' home which reads one bar low, I unthinkinkingly continued to compensate by filling my tires one bar over after I came home.

On the descent from a 750 meter climb. my overfilled rear tire blew out at 70kph. The tubular tire blew right off the rim and locked the wheel. It was a miracle that i managed to stop the bike upright.

I don't think the altitude will make a big difference, but the heat from the rims on long hairpin descents will make a difference. If you overfill the tires they just might blow at high speed.
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