Was doing some laundry after today's road ride, and I hear a *BANG!* from inside the garage. Run out there, thinking somebody broke in or whatever, and see nothing unusual. Noticed that I hadn't hung the bike up on the rack, so I do that, and notice the front tire looks a little funny. Not funny like a clown, funny like "holy ****, I'm glad that didn't happen during a 40MPH downhill".
The tube apparently had failed catastrophically, blowing the sidewall of the tire right off the rim. I pulled the tube out to find that there is a 2" tear in the side. Brand new tube, had maybe 80 miles on it at 110-120psi.
Guess I won't be repairing that one. This isn't "normal" road tube failure, is it? I'd hate for that to happen on a fast DH.
The tube apparently had failed catastrophically, blowing the sidewall of the tire right off the rim. I pulled the tube out to find that there is a 2" tear in the side. Brand new tube, had maybe 80 miles on it at 110-120psi.

Guess I won't be repairing that one. This isn't "normal" road tube failure, is it? I'd hate for that to happen on a fast DH.