Jeez, this tire business is starting to lose some of its charm. As Bob Marley said, "My feet is my only carriage." My feet and the MBTA Green Line, that is. I went on field trip Saturday to get a new tire and wound up at International Bike in Allston. I bought a Bontrager hard case with triple puncture protection. Yes, friends, Triple Puncture Protection.
Anyway, I'm going to try to make this short - I couldn't get the bead of the tire on the rim no matter what I tried. It was almost like the tire was too big for the wheel. It was just sitting over the tube like a hat. Then I started wondering what would happen if I just inflated the tube with the tire just sitting over it - you know, just to see what would happen - not like I'd ride with it that way or anything. I was thinking it might hold the tire in place and that it might be interesting, and then I'd get back to putting the tire on. So I started pumping up the tube and, much to my surprise, it exploded.
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