Road Bike Tubes Keep Popping

Got it fixed and got home.

Road bike tubes keep popping. My buddy and i were cycling recently coming back from a 30 mile trip on our road bikes all concrete trail and his tube popped. Avoiding potholes and other obstacles is the best way to prevent pinch flats. But i use a syringe and a tube to inject 50ml of stans into the tubes. Helps a lot with flats although won t solve this issue.

The suggestions i can give are. This simple trick may save you a lot of time. I keep popping back tubes. Ride around potholes if you like your wheels and body.

Whatever ruptured the tube the first time is still stuck in the tire. Both were installed by a bike tech. My wife said you were gone longer than i expected i said unfortunately i rode less than i wanted to it sucked but i learned from it. Check for this by running your fingers.

Its for sure the right size and i have put them on bikes a lot but my inner tube is popping out of the side of the tire. Is there something in the rim. And keep an eye on the road. Keep a floor pump at home and ensure that your tires are inflated every week or so.

The smaller nature of the road bike tires was a challenge. 5 hacks for fewer flat tyres on your road bike gcn tech s guide to road bike maintenance duration. There are a lot of things and without more info i couldn t say for sure which one it might be so i ll just list them off one by one. Always have a spare tube levers and a co2 pump for the inevitable flats.

The road bike tubes are 110 120psi and it destroyed the tire i gave him. He had just had a similar experience a couple days before and it had destroyed his original tire on the other wheel. I dont want to go to a bike shop. You need to be more careful on road bikes due to the much smaller tube tire wheel sizes otherwise you risk getting pinch punctures where the rim and tire compress the tube so it pops when under pressure.

Either mtb tubeless or commuting road bike tubed. It s a road bike not a mountain bike so don t expect to be hopping everywhere 3. If an object is unavoidable lift the front wheel off the road slightly to hop over the object or stand on the pedals and lift your weight off the saddle to use your joints as suspension to absorb the blow. I always use stans in my wheels.

Also check to make sure you ve got the tire and tube itself seated correctly. Big kid powersports shares a little tip with you that will prolong the life of your dirtbike tube. Gcn tech 132 081 views.