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Old 01-03-05 | 05:29 AM
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rockmuncher
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Originally Posted by badsac
Hey quick noob question. Took the old blown out tire off, and I had a terrible time getting the tube out of it. The tube had stuck almost solid to it like it was glued in. Is this a common thing with the orginal tires on new bikes?
Fairly common when you get rubber pressed against rubber over a period of time/heat. Good qaul tubes come with a coating of talc. If your tubes don't have a talc coating you can put some baby powder on yourself before mounting them on the rim.

Originally Posted by badsac
Could it have caused my bulged and blown out tire?
Your bulge is caused by something else!
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