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[zzpza]

I've recently put two new inner tubes on my bike, and before I've even rode the bike, they have both gone flat. One with an explosive puncture (incredibly loud bang) and the other with a not quite so loud bang.

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I'm wondering if they both went pop due to the way I'd stored them. I kept them in the garage, and it's been very cold lately (down to -6C). Could this have damaged them?

 

[palinurus]

Is your rim tape intact?

 

[zzpza]

yep, i inspected both rims and tyres (also new) after the punctures and found nothing.

 

[Steve Austin]

A pop like that is mostly because of something in the tyre...

 

[palinurus]

Well, beats me.

Sabotage?

 

[threefingerjoe]

An explosion like that is usually because the tyre bead wasn't seated properly, and the tube bulged out between the rim and the tire and exploded. You may, or may not see this happen. It's usually very quick. Before inflating the tyre, check all the way around, both sides, and make sure that the tube isn't visible (down inside the rim, next to the tyre bead). If it is, reposition it before inflating. I'd be willing to bet that this is what happened. I don't see HOW a tube can possibly explode INSIDE of a tyre.

 

[02GF74]

mice?

 

[Landslide]

mice?

With tiny sticks of dynamite.

 

[e-rider]

I've had road tubes 'rot' within 2 years of being stored in the shed and out of their boxes. Seasonal temperatures extremes in the shed probably don't help. I now keep spare tubes in the house.

Could well be your rim or tyre though, or an installation error - only you can investigate these matters.

 

[jimboalee]

A girl Punk Rocker asks her boyfriend, "Is this Johnny Rotten".

"No, I bought it this morning."

 

[Landslide]

 

[02GF74]

i bought some nice lightweight blue butyl Rithchey inner tubes and hung them up in the garage. when I came to fit them, not sure how long it was, they fell apart presumably due to UV damage.... but then I do live in the sunny sarf.

 

[tyred]

i bought some nice lightweight blue butyl Rithchey inner tubes and hung them up in the garage. when I came to fit them, not sure how long it was, they fell apart presumably due to UV damage.... but then I do live in the sunny sarf.

Sunlight/UV is very bad for rubber.

Tubes/tyres/other rubber objects!! need to be stored in a dark place.

 

[Alves]

Agree with 3fingerjo, exploding tyres can only happen when the inner bulges outside the tyre (or is pushed through a wide gash in the outer) and the high pressure difference between atmospheric pressure and the inner tyre pressure causes it to go pop noisily.
Internal punctures where the inner is protected inside the tyre are hissers or silent.

 

[threefingerjoe]

One more thing on storage, though. OZONE will damage rubber, so, store tyres and tubes away from electrical discharges, such as from electric motors or your electric welding machine.