[RBW] Exploding Tires

I've had this happen three separate times on three different bikes (twice while riding). In each case the tube was pinched under the bead of the tire, pressure builds , and BLAMM-O!!! It really does sound like a gunshot. On the bike a slight wobble starts and gets worse very quickly before it

[RBW] Exploding Tires

Enjoyed your post! Take heart, we have all blown out a tube. At least i have always assumed it was me not making sure the tire was properly beaded to the rim or that the tube was pinched between the rim and the tire. If the tube finds anyway to sneak out of the tire it will blow! I've

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

On 01/13/2017 01:59 PM, Kevin Lindsey wrote: All - Thanks for the input. Pinch: It's possible that the tube was pinched, although I always inflate 'em a bit before tucking them inside. Also, I've used this tire for a couple of commutes already, and would have thought that a pinch would

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

All - Thanks for the input. Pinch: It's possible that the tube was pinched, although I always inflate 'em a bit before tucking them inside. Also, I've used this tire for a couple of commutes already, and would have thought that a pinch would have made itself manifest before now. No? Temp:

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

First question: why would you pump 50 mm tires to 60 psi? Mine are rock hard at anything over 30, and these are the very light and supple F Freds. Moving on: I had an experience like that. For some reason I had my '89 Falcon with 19 mm tires pumped to 120 psi sitting next to my bed one night when

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

It's not the fault of the tube. It's excessive tire pressure. 60psi for a 50mm tire is way too high. I would not use more than 40psi. At 175lbs, I'd run them at about 35psi on paved roads, and 30 psi on dirt. On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Kevin Lindsey wrote: > So I

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

I had it happen to me one time while I was driving in a small hatchback with the bike inside. The back tire couldn't have been more than a foot from me, just behind my head. Sounded like a gunshot inside the car, and louder than you could possibly imagine. "Startled" doesn't begin to

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

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Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

My guess is that the tire was pinchedprobably better that it happened in the kitchen than on your commute!! On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Kevin Lindsey wrote: > So I inflated the 50mm Schwalbe Marathons on my Hunq to 60 psi (rear) and > 40 psi (front) last night

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

Steve is correct. There is no tube flaw or tube property that makes it more or less likely to blow a tire off the rim. It is completely the job of the tire to hold the tube in. Think about tubeless. The only job for the tube is to be airtight. Blowing the tire off the rim means one of three

Re: [RBW] Exploding Tires

On 01/13/2017 09:10 AM, Kevin Lindsey wrote: So I inflated the 50mm Schwalbe Marathons on my Hunq to 60 psi (rear) and 40 psi (front) last night and wheeled it into the kitchen in preparation for what would have been my morning commute. About twenty minutes later, there was a deafening

[RBW] Exploding Tires

This past year I had the exact same issue twice with schwalbe tubes and never with another brand. I swap tires multiple times throughout the year so I know what's what. Email their customer service, they'll tell you it was pinched and begrudgingly replace it. -- You received this message

[RBW] Exploding Tires

My first thought is the tube was pinched between to the tire and rim. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[RBW] Exploding Tires

So I inflated the 50mm Schwalbe Marathons on my Hunq to 60 psi (rear) and 40 psi (front) last night and wheeled it into the kitchen in preparation for what would have been my morning commute. About twenty minutes later, there was a deafening "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a