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Replacing an inner tube and relying on the crappy built in pressure gauge I overpumped and ruptured the inner tube. I was doing this in the front room which helped emphasise the bang. That was an experience...
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Reminds me of the time when I lived in a studio flat and so my bike was at the end of the bed. Hadn’t ridden it in days, so was very confused and disorientated when a tube randomly exploded at 3am next to my head. I thought the Glock under my pillow had gone off!
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Done that once or twice. I think one time was first latex tube use and I'd trapped the tube under the tyre. Ears ringing for a while... I'm much more careful installing tubes these days.
pifko
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One time the roadie let go on the front there was a big fucking flash to go with the bang. It looked like something had actually exploded a friggin Lethal Weapon film. I couldn't work out what it was and in the end put it down to the talc in the tyre leaving rapidly in a white cloud that looked like a flashbang grenade going off. Fun times.