I was cycling with my brother in Switzerland a few years back, and he got a
cut in the side-wall of his tyre big enough for my little finger to fit
through. I asked if he had a banknote on him, and he produced a 200 franc
note, which I used to boot the tyre. We only re-inflated it to about 30 psi
I'll give you postage for it so it can be disposed of safely... ;-)
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:53:23 PM UTC-7, john muhl wrote:
If these weren't brand new I'd replace it without second thought but the
thought of chucking a $70 tire with such low milage on it makes my inner
cheapskate go
Thanks everyone. Guess I was overreacting. I went ahead and applied a boot
and remounted it.
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Boot that for sure! I carry a tiny square of tyvek in my kit as an
emergency boot. Many of us have used a dollar bill as a boot.
On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 1:00:59 PM UTC-7, john muhl wrote:
Thanks everyone. Guess I was overreacting. I went ahead and applied a boot
and remounted it.
Boot the cut inside with a piece of casing cut from an old tyre and use
Shoe Goo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_Goo) to fill the cut in the
tread.
On Wednesday, 10 April 2013 08:53:23 UTC+10, john muhl wrote:
If these weren't brand new I'd replace it without second thought but the
Patch the tire itself. Keep an eye on it. No way I would throw it away
either.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:53:23 PM UTC-7, john muhl wrote:
If these weren't brand new I'd replace it without second thought but the
thought of chucking a $70 tire with such low milage on it makes my inner
I wouldn't hesitate to ride that tire. I probably wouldn't do anything to
patch it even, but if a patch gives you more confidence, do it.
--Smitty
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:53:23 PM UTC-7, john muhl wrote:
If these weren't brand new I'd replace it without second thought but the
thought of
In the two years I've been riding Hetres I've had several similar gashes with
no ill effects. Generally, they've been caused by very small pieces of
glass--or the gash somehow came first and the glass got in--and so I've had to
get tweezers and pull the glass out. But the gash itself has never
Good idea to patch the tire. Even if it's a little square of duck tape.
You couldn't run that cut with a latex tube - it would blow right through.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 5:56:33 PM UTC-5, C.J. Filip wrote:
Patch the tire itself. Keep an eye on it. No way I would throw it away
