now THAT was weird!

[salsabike]

Was it cold out when you did your ride? What can happen is that you pumped up your tire outside when the temp was low....then when you brought it inside, the temp in the tire increased which can result in the tube blowing out. I've seen this happen many times when working at the support station for triathelons. People would pump up their tires at night, then when the sun came out next morning, tires would start bursting.

K

Wow! Thanks---good info to keep in mind.

[smilingcat]

It happened to me on a training ride with the boys. This is back when I was riding my Litespeed with 650C wheels.

got a flat. guys are ever so helpful so they pulled out their CO2 cartridge to pump up my tire. Less time sitting around ya know... Whoom tire inflates. I'm goin' the tire feels too hard. its got too much. "Nooo it's got the right amount.." "But..." "just start riding..."

Less then two miles down the road, my tire blew up along with the inner tube. GRRRR!!! That day we had someone doing the SAG so I got a ride back to our start/finish line. Major bummer.