I brought the whole wheel into the lbs today to see if they could find a defect. Nothing was apparent, but a pinch seemed to be the most likely cause. Before I could wink an eye (which I often do therea new tube was on, no charge!
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05-07-2009, 01:20 PM #1
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05-07-2009, 01:34 PM #2
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Sincerely bizzare. Reminds me of the time our shower door shattered spontaneously in the middle of the night for no reason.
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05-07-2009, 03:29 PM #3
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Argh - this is all not very confidence inspiring!!! So far (touch wood) I've only ever blown out one tube and that went while I was still refitting the wheel - my ears were ringing for ages -, but I always thought if it hasn't blown within the first mile or so of your ride then it must be ok... Clearly that's not the case!!!!
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05-07-2009, 05:29 PM #4
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Problem Solved!
I researched this on the internet and inquired at the LBS:
It's the GHOST OF INNERTUBES PAST
Last edited by Mr. Bloom; 05-07-2009 at 05:36 PM.
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05-08-2009, 03:21 AM #5
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Oh, good, that's the nice one
Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
I researched this on the internet and inquired at the LBS:
It's the GHOST OF INNERTUBES PAST.
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05-08-2009, 07:36 AM #6
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Last time DH's tire blew out, we were in a wildlife area and it sounded like a gunshot! Everyone flinched, dove off their bikes and were halfway to the ground when we realized it was his tire!
As for the house--it usually takes days to find the strange sounds. As my sister says, that's why you should have a pet--just blame it on the cat! The most common is a piece off the overhead kitchen light that falls at random.
I didn't have a skull, but had a book of ghost stories that travelled our college dorm. Every time something strange happened, it got passed off until it turned into a soccer game in the hallway. It's why I don't own a ouiji board!"Well-behaved women seldom make history." --Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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05-21-2009, 06:18 PM #7
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The weirdness continues...
When I got home tonight, my bf wheeled my bike in for me and said, "You know, you have a flat." This was my other bike, not the one with the exploding tire from the OP. I had just ridden, and it was fine while I was out. I thought, that's funny, now I've had 2 rear wheel flats in the past 3 weeks. Then I remembered, last week my car also had a rear wheel flat. All the flats happened at home.
They say things happen in 3s.
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