DaveK
Senior Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Had my first ever experience of tyre explosion at 100psi yesterday, what a laugh!
Rim tape broke on the rear wheel and gave me a puncture a few days ago, so ordered new tape to replace both front and rear since its cheap enoguh and figured front would be next to go. Rear went fine, tape, tube, tyre, air all good. Took the front tyre and tube off (never done it since purchasing the bike and tube look pretty old), applied new rim tape, tyre, new tube etc. Start to tyre up, get to 100psi and BANG, blew the tyre partially off the rim and massive split down the tube. Girlfriend was in the living room with me and she absolutely filled herself haha.
Pointless post but it made me laugh. Didn't expect a bang like that to come out a bike tube lol. Guessing I must have pinched the tube or something, doh, but learning exercise over.
Rim tape broke on the rear wheel and gave me a puncture a few days ago, so ordered new tape to replace both front and rear since its cheap enoguh and figured front would be next to go. Rear went fine, tape, tube, tyre, air all good. Took the front tyre and tube off (never done it since purchasing the bike and tube look pretty old), applied new rim tape, tyre, new tube etc. Start to tyre up, get to 100psi and BANG, blew the tyre partially off the rim and massive split down the tube. Girlfriend was in the living room with me and she absolutely filled herself haha.
Pointless post but it made me laugh. Didn't expect a bang like that to come out a bike tube lol. Guessing I must have pinched the tube or something, doh, but learning exercise over.