Close ONE!

[sundial]

Susan, you gotta take care of that sexy ride of yours. Glad you weren't injured when your tire blew. My rear tire blew on a ride and you're right--it sounds like gunfire.

[wolfak]

I'm not trying to downplay your serious and scary situation, but once upon a time, my LBS told me that an inner-tube could be inflated about fifty percent over its rating before there was risk of damage/burst.

Is it possible that you just had a bad tube and/or tire? I also noticed once that I didn't get the floor pump totally engaged on the valve, and when I filled to my target psi, I hadn't done it right - the tire didn't look or feel right, and when I rechecked the pressure, I was off (but I don't remember which way).

Glad it didn't burst on you while you were riding or in the garage! That's scary!

[Zen]

Your bike reminds me of snake skin.

[aicabsolut]

Are those Specialized All Condition tires? Which ones? Pro? Mine do have a max of 125, and I always ran them at 120. Weird. Glad you made it home safe!

[Susan126]

I took the tire back to my lbs where I bought my bike and showed the owner the tire. He gave me a new tire!

I'm glad it waited to explode until I got home too! Whew! And yes, it was the all condition tire.

[wolfak]

I took the tire back to my lbs where I bought my bike and showed the owner the tire. He gave me a new tire!

I'm glad it waited to explode until I got home too! Whew! And yes, it was the all condition tire.

That's the sign of a good LBS! Glad they were nice to you. And pretty bike!