[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread Ron Mc
and of course if you see tube, you rock the bead to pull it back into the 
tire.  The tube really wants to be inside the tire if you give it a chance. 
 
New tubes are smaller diameter than the rim - they have to be, because 
they're going to stretch - when you reinstall a used tube, they're bigger 
diameter than the rim and tend to pinch for a different reason.  

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 5:21:20 PM UTC-6, John Hawrylak wrote:
>
> Ron Mc stated "I haven't had it happen in 5 years and my tire-mounting 
> algorithm now includes lowering the tire pressure below 20 psi, until I can 
> push the bead in and see rim strip.  I go all the way around the tire on 
> both sides and make sure I don't see tube."
>
> ++1 on this.  I do the same after on a ride and a guy got a flat, fixed 
> and then got 3 more flats.  I always thought he pinched the tubes, so doing 
> what Ron Mc stated works.
>
> John Hawrylak
> Woodstown NJ  
>
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread John Hawrylak
Ron Mc stated "I haven't had it happen in 5 years and my tire-mounting 
algorithm now includes lowering the tire pressure below 20 psi, until I can 
push the bead in and see rim strip.  I go all the way around the tire on 
both sides and make sure I don't see tube."

++1 on this.  I do the same after on a ride and a guy got a flat, fixed and 
then got 3 more flats.  I always thought he pinched the tubes, so doing 
what Ron Mc stated works.

John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ  


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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread Rod Holland
I caught one of these pinches the last time I changed tires; I THINK I 
fixed it. I'm 50 miles or so post-change, so cross your fingers

rod

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 12:37:59 AM UTC-5, Christopher Murray 
wrote:
>
> 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 
> blows. Initial wobble to blowing is a few seconds. 
>
> In my case it was a very sloppy mechanic(me) who was more interested in 
> riding than taking his time and doing it right. 
>
> Cheers!
> Chris
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread Ron Mc
Still probably a pinch flat, but yes, the tire in the sun could have 
increased the pressure to open the pinch wider.  With Challenge tires as 
the bead stretches, I've had a couple happen while rolling as the day 
warmed up.  One day on a greenway, the guy whose house backed up to the 
path came to the fence and asked if we were shooting guns back there.  

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 8:58:47 AM UTC-6, Kyle Brooks wrote:
>
> I had this happen once. My bike was up on my roof rack on my car and I was 
> at the local trailhead getting ready to start a ride. It was an explosive 
> sound -- and yes, it sounded like a shotgun blast. There were a bunch of 
> other people at the trailhead and everyone jumped and we all were looking 
> around to see what happened. I got my bike down from the rack and found the 
> blown-out tire. The tube had a long 4 or 5 inch gash in it.The guys at my 
> shop suggested it was probably a case where the tube was pinched between 
> the bead and the rim. Probably up there in the sun, the pressure could have 
> increased enough to make it blow? 
>
> Crazy stuff!
>
> I now inflate my tires part-way, then go all around squeezing the tire 
> from the rim to make sure I don't have it pinched.
>
> Kyle Brooks
> Akron, Ohio
>
> On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 9:10:24 AM UTC-5, 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 "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a handgun 
>> had gone off or something had detonated in the microwave, and my left ear 
>> was ringing for a half hour afterward.  Long story short, the Schwalbe 
>> inner tube on my rear tire had popped, shredded, and actually blew the tire 
>> off the rim; anyone who uses Marathons knows how hard it is to get those 
>> things on the rim in the first place, and it's sobering to think of how 
>> much energy must have been released to unseat one.  Fortunately, aside from 
>> screwing up my commute and throwing my dogs' digestive systems into 
>> reverse, however, there was no other apparent damage.
>> Anyone know generally what causes a tube to blow up like that?  It wasn't 
>> over-inflated, probably only had fifty or sixty miles on it, was the 
>> correct size for the tire, and generally should have lasted for several 
>> hundred miles.  My son has had this problem with some Specialized tubes 
>> recently, but the Schwalbe products are generally of a higher quality, but 
>> now I'm wondering whether there's a QC issue at the factories in, I assume, 
>> China.  
>> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>> Kevin
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread Kyle Brooks
I had this happen once. My bike was up on my roof rack on my car and I was 
at the local trailhead getting ready to start a ride. It was an explosive 
sound -- and yes, it sounded like a shotgun blast. There were a bunch of 
other people at the trailhead and everyone jumped and we all were looking 
around to see what happened. I got my bike down from the rack and found the 
blown-out tire. The tube had a long 4 or 5 inch gash in it.The guys at my 
shop suggested it was probably a case where the tube was pinched between 
the bead and the rim. Probably up there in the sun, the pressure could have 
increased enough to make it blow? 

Crazy stuff!

I now inflate my tires part-way, then go all around squeezing the tire from 
the rim to make sure I don't have it pinched.

Kyle Brooks
Akron, Ohio

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 9:10:24 AM UTC-5, 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 "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a handgun 
> had gone off or something had detonated in the microwave, and my left ear 
> was ringing for a half hour afterward.  Long story short, the Schwalbe 
> inner tube on my rear tire had popped, shredded, and actually blew the tire 
> off the rim; anyone who uses Marathons knows how hard it is to get those 
> things on the rim in the first place, and it's sobering to think of how 
> much energy must have been released to unseat one.  Fortunately, aside from 
> screwing up my commute and throwing my dogs' digestive systems into 
> reverse, however, there was no other apparent damage.
> Anyone know generally what causes a tube to blow up like that?  It wasn't 
> over-inflated, probably only had fifty or sixty miles on it, was the 
> correct size for the tire, and generally should have lasted for several 
> hundred miles.  My son has had this problem with some Specialized tubes 
> recently, but the Schwalbe products are generally of a higher quality, but 
> now I'm wondering whether there's a QC issue at the factories in, I assume, 
> China.  
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> Kevin
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread Ron Mc
for me it was always on Challente open tubulars (maybe a 3 or 4 times 
total).  

I haven't had it happen in 5 years and my tire-mounting algorithm now 
includes lowering the tire pressure below 20 psi, until I can push the bead 
in and see rim strip.  I go all the way around the tire on both sides and 
make sure I don't see tube.  


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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-19 Thread Kevin Lindsey
I was chatting with a tech in a local bike shop a couple of days ago and 
asked him whether he'd ever had a tire explode.  He said no, but that from 
time to time one of the bikes on display in his large downtown (Washington 
D.C.) store will randomly detonate, typically at night when he's alone in 
the shop.  That'd certainly wake him up.
Kevin

On Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 12:37:59 AM UTC-5, Christopher Murray 
wrote:
>
> 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 
> blows. Initial wobble to blowing is a few seconds. 
>
> In my case it was a very sloppy mechanic(me) who was more interested in 
> riding than taking his time and doing it right. 
>
> Cheers!
> Chris
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-14 Thread Nick Worthington

>
> Have to agree with the others - was likely pinched.  We had this happen 
> over and over with my wife's rear wheel when she switched to Little-Big 
> Bens.  That combination of rim and tire made it extremely hard to get the 
> tire seated properly.  In the end, after a lot of other trouble-shooting, 
> we got a new wheel with a different rim.  No problems since.
>

Nick W. 

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread John Hawrylak
Does anyone know the Max Recommended Pressure???   An old F Berto article 
stated tires are tested to 2xRec'd Preesure to stay seated on a nominal rim.

Inflating a 60psig tire in 20°F temperature and then bringing it inside to 
a 70°F room increases the pressure by 5 to 6 psig.   Not likely this was 
cause.

Pinching the tube makes the most snese.

John Hawrylak
Woodstown NJ

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Dae Park
I've had this happen when my rim tape had been worn down (from wet/water) 
to expose the sharp edges of the spoke holes inside the rim.

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 6:10:24 AM UTC-8, 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 "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a handgun 
> had gone off or something had detonated in the microwave, and my left ear 
> was ringing for a half hour afterward.  Long story short, the Schwalbe 
> inner tube on my rear tire had popped, shredded, and actually blew the tire 
> off the rim; anyone who uses Marathons knows how hard it is to get those 
> things on the rim in the first place, and it's sobering to think of how 
> much energy must have been released to unseat one.  Fortunately, aside from 
> screwing up my commute and throwing my dogs' digestive systems into 
> reverse, however, there was no other apparent damage.
> Anyone know generally what causes a tube to blow up like that?  It wasn't 
> over-inflated, probably only had fifty or sixty miles on it, was the 
> correct size for the tire, and generally should have lasted for several 
> hundred miles.  My son has had this problem with some Specialized tubes 
> recently, but the Schwalbe products are generally of a higher quality, but 
> now I'm wondering whether there's a QC issue at the factories in, I assume, 
> China.  
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> Kevin
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch
I agree that it is highly unlikely pressure had anything to do with it. Rat 
Trap Max pressure is 55psi, and that is almost a 60mm tire. And most tires 
are built to withstand twice the pressure listed on the sidewalls. I have 
to pump the RTP to at least 60 just to get the bead to pop into place. (In 
fact if you had only pumped it to 30 or 40psi, it might not have blown off 
the rim---until you were out riding it.)
Though, yes, I would never ride it with that much air. Lots of good advice 
above on how to seat a tire. A final check that the bead line is even all 
the way around at about half pressure is a good failsafe before topping 
off. 
On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 3:53:12 PM UTC-5, Garth wrote:
>
>
> As for too much pressure ...personal opinions and experiences aside, by 
> Schwalbe's own standards he is in acceptable range. The tire still should 
> not blow off the rim unless not seated correctly even @ 60 psi.   
> https://www.schwalbetires.com/tech_info/inflation_pressure
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Garth
Before I even install the tire I inflate the tube just enough to give it 
some shape. The install the tire, leaving half open. Then slide the tube in 
place, then close the tire, use some lever if necessary but often they are 
not, just depends on the tire. Then I start to fill the tire, but just 
enough to fill it out, just listen and you'll know when it is, there won't 
be anymore sounds coming from the tire. Then I deflate it just a bit, and 
using both hands pinch the tire and give it a little side flex to see 
inside between the rim and tire bead to make sure there is no tube showing. 
And make sure the valve stem is straight, then install the nut and tighten 
when inflated if necessary.  Despite never finding any tube overlap to 
correct I've done this since the 80's anyways all the time.  I have only 
had one tube explode and it did so where the valve stem it attached to the 
tube. The cause ?  Since it only happened once and the tube is not 
recounting the event for me, I just call it one of those things, laugh and 
smile :)  Otherwise I have never had a tube explode in the tire, despite 
like many of us using tubes of all various sorts.  Even sticking to a brand 
name doesn't mean anything, since they could and do change anything about 
how it's made at any time . 


I suspect in Kevin's case it may have been from a seating issue and not the 
tubes, but I am just guessing like everyone else here.  
As for too much pressure ...personal opinions and experiences aside, by 
Schwalbe's own standards he is in acceptable range. The tire still should 
not blow off the rim unless not seated correctly even @ 60 psi.   
https://www.schwalbetires.com/tech_info/inflation_pressure

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Re: [RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Steve Palincsar


On 01/13/2017 02:38 PM, Ian A wrote:
I've had the same symptoms from catching the tube between the bead and 
rim and it's not always been an immediate reaction. Sometimes a few 
hours have passed.  I'm a little gun-shy around newly changed tires 
now. I always slightly inflate the tube and often used a narrower tube 
than recommended to mitigate the risk of pinching. Ear defenders are 
useful at the tire changing station.After inflation, my habit is to 
mostly deflate the tire, then work the bead around both sides checking 
visually that the tube is clear of the bead. A bright rim tape that 
contrasts with black helps that.


It's not 100% foolproof, but it's useful to incorporate into your tire 
changing routine a step to stop inflating at around 30 psi, remove the 
pump, and holding the wheel in your hand, give it a spin.  Watch a fixed 
point at the rim/tire interface and look for unevenness (i.e., hops or 
dips) as the tire goes around.  A flap of tube pinched under the bead 
will usually show itself as a hop.



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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Ian A
I've had the same symptoms from catching the tube between the bead and rim 
and it's not always been an immediate reaction. Sometimes a few hours have 
passed.  I'm a little gun-shy around newly changed tires now. I always 
slightly inflate the tube and often used a narrower tube than recommended 
to mitigate the risk of pinching. Ear defenders are useful at the tire 
changing station.After inflation, my habit is to mostly deflate the tire, 
then work the bead around both sides checking visually that the tube is 
clear of the bead. A bright rim tape that contrasts with black helps that.

I've also popped tubes inside the tire by over-inflating which has unseated 
the tire, when trying to stretch a close-fitting and stubborn tire, but the 
pressure needs to be super excessive.  A loose rim/tire combo could 
certainly pop off with relatively modest over-inflation.

IanA/Canada

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:10:24 AM UTC-7, 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 "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a handgun 
> had gone off or something had detonated in the microwave, and my left ear 
> was ringing for a half hour afterward.  Long story short, the Schwalbe 
> inner tube on my rear tire had popped, shredded, and actually blew the tire 
> off the rim; anyone who uses Marathons knows how hard it is to get those 
> things on the rim in the first place, and it's sobering to think of how 
> much energy must have been released to unseat one.  Fortunately, aside from 
> screwing up my commute and throwing my dogs' digestive systems into 
> reverse, however, there was no other apparent damage.
> Anyone know generally what causes a tube to blow up like that?  It wasn't 
> over-inflated, probably only had fifty or sixty miles on it, was the 
> correct size for the tire, and generally should have lasted for several 
> hundred miles.  My son has had this problem with some Specialized tubes 
> recently, but the Schwalbe products are generally of a higher quality, but 
> now I'm wondering whether there's a QC issue at the factories in, I assume, 
> China.  
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> Kevin
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Philip Kim
my first reaction was two things:

1.) i agree with bill and peter that 60psi is high. i usually go no higher 
than 40 on compass rat traps (measure 50mm), and they need a bit more 
pressure because the sidewalls are supple
2.) for stiffer / tires with wirebead, i go lower pressure. i blew off the 
tube and sidewall of some 650bx42 pasela wirebeads, with 40psi front 
(generally what I inflate Hetres to). i'm a 155lb rider
3.) could also be changing pressure from changing temperature

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 9:10:24 AM UTC-5, 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 "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a handgun 
> had gone off or something had detonated in the microwave, and my left ear 
> was ringing for a half hour afterward.  Long story short, the Schwalbe 
> inner tube on my rear tire had popped, shredded, and actually blew the tire 
> off the rim; anyone who uses Marathons knows how hard it is to get those 
> things on the rim in the first place, and it's sobering to think of how 
> much energy must have been released to unseat one.  Fortunately, aside from 
> screwing up my commute and throwing my dogs' digestive systems into 
> reverse, however, there was no other apparent damage.
> Anyone know generally what causes a tube to blow up like that?  It wasn't 
> over-inflated, probably only had fifty or sixty miles on it, was the 
> correct size for the tire, and generally should have lasted for several 
> hundred miles.  My son has had this problem with some Specialized tubes 
> recently, but the Schwalbe products are generally of a higher quality, but 
> now I'm wondering whether there's a QC issue at the factories in, I assume, 
> China.  
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> Kevin
>
>

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Minh
while the possibility exists that there was a QC problem with the tube, 
more likely it was a QC problem with the installer like others mentioned 
overinflation, pinched the tube, not seating the tire onto the rim.

minh--who has been guilty of poor QC with tire installation in the past 
resulting in a similiar blow-out (while riding the bike!), incidentally 
also with a schwalbe tire.  

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[RBW] Re: Exploding Tires

2017-01-13 Thread Deacon Patrick
When installing the tube, do you slightly inflate the tube, which makes 
tucking it between tire and rim without getting pinched much easier? If so, 
and you know you check it before calling it done, then follow Conway's 
advice. If not, try it with future installs, and see if that fixes the 
issue.

"...throwing my dogs' digestive systems into reverse..." -- brilliant line!

With abandon,
Patrick

On Friday, January 13, 2017 at 7:10:24 AM UTC-7, 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 "bang" from the kitchen; I honestly thought a handgun 
> had gone off or something had detonated in the microwave, and my left ear 
> was ringing for a half hour afterward.  Long story short, the Schwalbe 
> inner tube on my rear tire had popped, shredded, and actually blew the tire 
> off the rim; anyone who uses Marathons knows how hard it is to get those 
> things on the rim in the first place, and it's sobering to think of how 
> much energy must have been released to unseat one.  Fortunately, aside from 
> screwing up my commute and throwing my dogs' digestive systems into 
> reverse, however, there was no other apparent damage.
> Anyone know generally what causes a tube to blow up like that?  It wasn't 
> over-inflated, probably only had fifty or sixty miles on it, was the 
> correct size for the tire, and generally should have lasted for several 
> hundred miles.  My son has had this problem with some Specialized tubes 
> recently, but the Schwalbe products are generally of a higher quality, but 
> now I'm wondering whether there's a QC issue at the factories in, I assume, 
> China.  
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> Kevin
>
>

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