RE: [obc] Fixing Cut Tires
I have successfully repaired, on the side of the road, a tire cut by glass by inserting a boot made from an old tire. The boot is essentially an inch-long section of tire that I keep in my saddle bag for just such purposes. It's the simplest method I know of; no glue is required. I rode on that tire for the rest of the season (the flat occurred in the Spring). Sally -Original Message- From: Rod Plunkett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 4:45 PM To: OBC List Subject: [obc] Fixing Cut Tires I hate posting this when the list is so busy, but I need some advice. As luck would have it, I hit some glass last week...you know the sound - pss-pss-pss-pss - on each revolution (some punk dunderhead threw a beer bottle on Strandherd Rd). I changed tubes and road home. I went out again yesterday and had another flat just west of Stittsville - I found a cut in the tire (which I did not notice when I changed the tube). It is not a huge hole, but evidently big enough for my tube to squeeze through and cause a second flat. It is a Specialized tire and there is still substantial tread left on it. I had one of those clear vinyl pads with adhesive on it that I used to get me home, but it is marked for temporary use only. Is there a way to repair the tire, or should I just cut my losses and replace it? -Rod P PS - I wish car repairs were as cheap as bike repairs. -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [obc] Fixing Cut Tires
At 4:44 PM -0400 10/9/2001, Rod Plunkett wrote: I hate posting this when the list is so busy, but I need some advice. As luck would have it, I hit some glass last week...you know the sound - pss-pss-pss-pss - on each revolution (some punk dunderhead threw a beer bottle on Strandherd Rd). I changed tubes and road home. I went out again yesterday and had another flat just west of Stittsville - I found a cut in the tire (which I did not notice when I changed the tube). It is not a huge hole, but evidently big enough for my tube to squeeze through and cause a second flat. It is a Specialized tire and there is still substantial tread left on it. I had one of those clear vinyl pads with adhesive on it that I used to get me home, but it is marked for temporary use only. Is there a way to repair the tire, or should I just cut my losses and replace it? -Rod P PS - I wish car repairs were as cheap as bike repairs. Hi Rod, I don't know what the others have to offer by way of a solution, but I've always found a good-ole-basic roll of duct tape works for me, in such circumstances. It's for this reason that I always carry a very small roll of the stuff with me, along with the standard patch kit. Once discovering 'the offending hole', I find sticking a piece of duct tape on the inside of the tire, where the hole is, is usually enough to get me home. Once there, assuming the tire is reparable, leave the duct tape in place, and try filling the damaged portion of the tire with some glue, such as 'Shoe Gue'. This way, you can try and prevent any further debris from getting into the damaged portion of the tire. One trick with duct tape is to get the good stuff, with the threaded mesh pattern of cotton fabric imbedded in it. With this type, you'll have a better chance of retaining the tires' structural integrity once it's re-inflated. Hope this helps. Bill Taylor -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [obc] Fixing Cut Tires
Too late - I learned that lesson the hard way - it caused me three flats in all the same spot before I finally detected a tiny sliver of metal wire. I had to use a pair of needlenose pliers to fish it out of my tire. -Rod Alan wrote: Just my .02 cents: Make sure you check for the obvious - Is there a very tiny piece of glass in the tire? Stretch or bend the tire to open up the cut and look VERY carefully. A remaining shard of glass is usually why tubes repeatedly leak. Once you are sure there is no glass then the other advice should give you many more miles from your tire. Alan --- Rod Plunkett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hate posting this when the list is so busy, but I need some advice. As luck would have it, I hit some glass last week...you know the sound - pss-pss-pss-pss - on each revolution (some punk dunderhead threw a beer bottle on Strandherd Rd). I changed tubes and road home. I went out again yesterday and had another flat just west of Stittsville - I found a cut in the tire (which I did not notice when I changed the tube). It is not a huge hole, but evidently big enough for my tube to squeeze through and cause a second flat. It is a Specialized tire and there is still substantial tread left on it. I had one of those clear vinyl pads with adhesive on it that I used to get me home, but it is marked for temporary use only. Is there a way to repair the tire, or should I just cut my losses and replace it? -Rod P PS - I wish car repairs were as cheap as bike repairs. -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ___ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca -- To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
