I have had Vittoria latex tubes in my Flo 60’s, with velo plugs covered with two layers of electrical tape and gp 4000s tires all season. The first tube lasted several months with no issues until a cut sidewall. The second tube, spontaneously exploded about ten minutes after I installed it. The third tube lasted about a month and spontaneously exploded about two minutes after topping it off. Both tubes where completely shredded on the rim side for most of the way around. A careful inspection of the rim and tire and I can find absolutely nothing that could possible cause a tube failure. I now have had a butyl tube in there for about a month with no issues. Front wheel has had a butyl tube all season with no issues.
My normal inflation routine is to inflate the tires to about 120 psi, then bleed them down to 105 with my gauge. 120 is the max recommend on the gp4000s, are they this sensitive to high pressure? What gives, this is getting expensive and a PITA. Not to mention if it happened in the middle of a ride it could be potentially very dangerous.
My normal inflation routine is to inflate the tires to about 120 psi, then bleed them down to 105 with my gauge. 120 is the max recommend on the gp4000s, are they this sensitive to high pressure? What gives, this is getting expensive and a PITA. Not to mention if it happened in the middle of a ride it could be potentially very dangerous.