Originally Posted by
Polaris OBark
I'm reading the article now. I have those same Vittoria tires, set up with tubes, and one blew off my aluminum hooked box rim at 80 psi. Tires can be part of the problem (and in my case, it might have been user error). Fortunately, it was just sitting in the garage.
Slight thread derail, but when I install a new tire I like to give the tire/rim combo a "stress test" and blow it up to 10-15PSI above my usual to verify it's stable and safe. Then drop down to correct pressure.