Has anyone had an inner tube explode?

[Tricky1977]

As per the title….
I’d just fitted it with a new tyre, seemed to be seated well and after about 5 minutes it blew up with enough force to push the tyre off the rim!
Just unlucky or did I do something wrong?

 

[eric_james]

have had it happen once and it was due to a slightly perished sidewall
when pumping it up but it happened right away, neighbour came over and said what's going on

 

[Deleted member 69416]

May be had a little of the tube nipped between the bead and the rim . A bit of pressure/rubbing and pop !?

 

[Tricky1977]

Didn’t use the bike though, wheel was just laid up to the side :/

 

[Fourbikes]

I had a batch of four inner tubes that all exploded with a fairly loud ' bang' (but not as badly as yours, just a small split). The first one went after about a year, the second one went about a week later. They were for 1 - 1.5 inch tyres and I was using 1.5 inch so they should have been ok. I concluded they were too light and replaced them with heavier ones from Halfords. I've had no trouble since.

 

[novocaine]

Yes. A few times. It's a skinny rubber tube with pressure in it, doesn't take a very large defect to result in a nice pop. Fun ain't it.

 

[eric_james]

it's very loud in a confined space like a car port

 

[Siish]

Yes I have, took my team raleigh out the shed, was giving it a check over and out of nowhere bang

 

[Tricky1977]

I had a batch of four inner tubes that all exploded with a fairly loud ' bang' (but not as badly as yours, just a small split). The first one went after about a year, the second one went about a week later. They were for 1 - 1.5 inch tyres and I was using 1.5 inch so they should have been ok. I concluded they were too light and replaced them with heavier ones from Halfords. I've had no trouble since.

These are supposed to be good ones too, lifeline 1mm butyl

 

[Tricky1977]

Yes I have, took my team raleigh out the shed, was giving it a check over and out of nowhere bang
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Madness!