now THAT was weird!

[redrhodie]

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

No, I pumped inside, and it wasn't cold out.

I'm wondering about a pinch, but I rode hundreds of miles on that tube, so if it had a pinch, it was there through all of that! I'm really lucky it happened inside, while we were in the other room. Loud as it was, the kitties faired pretty well.

It's funny, bf is out of town, and when he called last night, and I started telling my story, he guessed tire exploding as soon as I said there was a big bang inside the apartment!

Maybe he sabotaged it. I wouldn't put it past him!

Or, maybe the original owner of the house I live in, popped it. Here's his portrait, and I wouldn't put it past him, either.

http://www.oyez.org/sites/default/fi..._cropped.1.jpg