Are you asking how you got a flat tire, or how the tire fell off the rim?
Homers_Harp on
Possibilities:
– The inner tube blew out with such force that it dislodged the tire. This seems unlikely in your case because when that typically happens, the tube makes a loud “BANG!” and that’s hard to miss.
– The tube went flat quickly (but not a blowout) and the tire came off due to the sudden change. That’s rare, but more likely than a blowout you didn’t hear.
– The tire wasn’t installed properly and came off. I would call this the likely explanation and no matter what caused this, you are lucky it didn’t take you down at speed and injure you.
notofthisearthworm on
The back fell off.
njmids on
You were riding with very low pressure/got a flat and it’s a cheap tire. Change the tube and check your tire pressure frequently.
PuzzleheadedStuff2 on
If you didn’t get the tire and tube properly aligned in the rim it will do that. The issue is the pressure found a spot where it wasn’t fully seated in the rim and worked its way out.
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Are you asking how you got a flat tire, or how the tire fell off the rim?
Possibilities:
– The inner tube blew out with such force that it dislodged the tire. This seems unlikely in your case because when that typically happens, the tube makes a loud “BANG!” and that’s hard to miss.
– The tube went flat quickly (but not a blowout) and the tire came off due to the sudden change. That’s rare, but more likely than a blowout you didn’t hear.
– The tire wasn’t installed properly and came off. I would call this the likely explanation and no matter what caused this, you are lucky it didn’t take you down at speed and injure you.
The back fell off.
You were riding with very low pressure/got a flat and it’s a cheap tire. Change the tube and check your tire pressure frequently.
If you didn’t get the tire and tube properly aligned in the rim it will do that. The issue is the pressure found a spot where it wasn’t fully seated in the rim and worked its way out.
Seat the bead!!!!!
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