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Checked my bike two days ago to see if the rear tyre had decided to re-puncture while hung on the wall, as it tends to do. Both tyres holding c.15 psi after a few weeks of no use. Yesterday evening, went to prep ahead of club ride today.
Front tyre (38mm G-One) - previously v well behaved - was totally empty. I pumped it up and at around 40 psi it blew off the rim and spattered everything with very brown and unusually foul smelling sealant. I more or less got the tyre to seat again but anything over 20 psi and the bit of bead that blew off was clearly unhappy, seeping air and stuff.
The tyre was fitted at the start of July 2017, with sealant topped up every so often but tyre never removed. Tread was all good after 3250km (rear 35mm pretty fucked over the same mileage).
I don't really have a point or a question, but it was weird and annoying. Oh well, the rear was going in the bin anyway, may as well get a pair.