| AaronJohnTurner |
05-22-10 06:10 PM |
Two identical tube failures
Hello all. I'll try to keep this short and quick, any insight would be great. About two weeks ago I bought a Trek Valencia. Fantastic bike, but I've had one tube failure on the front wheel and one on the rear wheel. In both cases the rip/tear on each tube occurred right at the base of the valve. It's running the stock Bontrager HardCase tires (700x32c, presta valve). Also I am 6'1, 250lbs if my body dimensions are a factor. I replaced the front tire tube a week ago, and the rear one about 10 minutes ago with a Bontrager tube. I'm not sure whether the stock tubes were junk, or if it has something to do with the fact that when I bought and rode the bike home(20kms in city), I discovered that the shop had the tires at 20psi/60psi (front/rear respectively) instead of the maximum 110psi. Both flats occurred while removing my floor pump head from the valve of the tire.
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