Coker Tyre pressure??

[joemarshall]

@dustin

I recently got my first 36. An N36d from UDC. I’ve been running 40psi with a TA tire on an airfoil rim.

Today I consulted this thread to see what everyone else was running for psi. I decided to try 50psi. So, I pumped it up, gave the the tire a squeeze and thought it felt pretty good. Just for good measure I decided to give it one more shot from my track pump…BOOM!

Blew the tire right off the rim. My left ear was ringing for about 5 minutes and my hopes of getting out for a ride on this beautiful 35 degree (F) day were blown.

Anyone else had a tube blow out at 50 psi?

The current, under-sized version of the airfoil rim does this -

36" Tire BLOWOUT while riding.

I was just reading a thread about tires blowing, well mine popped while I was riding. I had just used a bike shops air hose and when I got on I knew there was too much pressure… I was just about to stop and let some air out when POP! To any bystanders it probably appeared to be some kind of assassination, as there was a loud BANG and then I hit the ground. That was my first UPD off my new Nimbus, I did a nice tuck and roll and came out of it with a scrape on my arm. I’m not sure of my speed, I …

Joe