I’d (unfortunately) suggest replacement in this case. On Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 10:59:17 PM UTC-7 Matthew Williams wrote:
> As I was riding this evening, I saw shards of broken glass glittering in > the beam of my headlight but I wasn’t able to swerve out of the way. I > heard a small pop as my front wheel ran over the glass, then a loud > hiss-isss-isss-isss as the tube deflated and I rolled to a stop. > > “No problem,” I thought. “I’m only a block from home, and I can test the > patch kit I’ve been carrying.” At home, I removed the wheel and unmounted > the tire. The hole in the tube was about seven millimeters wide and I’d > already patched the tube twice, so I installed a new tube—but when I > remounted it and pumped up the tire, I saw the new tube was poking through > the hole in the tire! > > On a car, a tire shop could simply install a patch on the inside of the > tire, but I’m wondering if the damage to the tire is too extensive to > repair. The tires (Panaracer Gravelking SKs) are nearly new and have fewer > than 100 miles on them—they still have the little “new tire hairs” and that > white waxy stuff. > > What’s the wisdom on this sort of tire damage? Can the tire be > patched—and if so, how? Or, do I need a new tire? > > As always, your wisdom, advice, and experience are greatly appreciated. > > [image: IMG_3219.jpg][image: IMG_3217.jpg] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1ca45236-99b2-4a44-b542-40c305b9150an%40googlegroups.com.
