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Darby sage Reged: 08/03/06 Posts: 441 Loc: Orange County California Tubes       07/21/07 07:25 AM (66.27.148.144) Edit   Reply   Quote   Installed a new set of Conti Grand Prix 4000 tires today and thirty seconds after I had air in the back tire the tube exploded. So, I pulled it apart and replaced it with another performance tube, pumped up the tire up to 120lbs and put the bike back in the garage. After an hour I decided to take the bike for short spin up and down my street to see how the tires felt. The ride was maybe five minute and then I put the bike back in the garage. 15 minutes or so later I heard a loud pop coming from my garage. It was my second tube exploding. As I write this, I just finished putting a third tube on the wheel. I checked it carefully to make the tube didn't get pinched while installing. Is there something that I could be doing wrong? I think it's unlikely that both tubes were defective. Bruce Post Extras

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