Originally Posted by
VegasJen
I had a catastrophic tube failure this morning. Catastrophic particularly for me at least, as I went down pretty hard. Fortunately, I was just coming off a 4-way stop so I wasn't flying like I had been just minutes ago.
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Is this just an age failure? I have several bikes that all run a 700x23c tire so between repairing punctures and swapping tubes/tires around, I have no idea how old this tube is. It is a Bontrager and I know I have never purchased a Bontrager tube before.
I’m thinking it’s age-related. How old is the tube and how and where was it stored? I had a tube fail in a similar location after spending too long in my seat bag. It split when I tried to inflate it.