Quote Originally Posted by DebW
Are you people trying to say that those tubes are so light that they explode with the tire firmly mounted on the rim?
Quote Originally Posted by melissam
Yup, that's what I'm sayin'.
I'm having trouble believing this, but don't know how we'd prove it either way. Blowouts happen so fast that you seldom see the tire rise off the rim. And they always sound like shotgun blasts. Usually there is no evidence afterward of how or why or even if the tire actually left the rim (though occasionally the tire bead is damaged). But if statistically blowouts happen more often with Bontrager Superlight Tubes, then I'd have to believe it. So far you all have presented anecdotal evidence from 3 blowouts, and that is not statistically significant. I'm not trying to doubt people (you may be right), I'm just being a skeptical scientist (it's my job and my training). If anyone has more evidence or statistics, I'm open-minded.