[RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-06 Thread Hugh Smitham
Hey Kyle, I had the same happen to my Hetres, I called Jan at Compass and he sold me a new tire at his cost. Not the most favorable solution but a solution. ~Hugh On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:23:08 PM UTC-8, KyleBH wrote: > > I have a Grand Bois Cypress tire (700 x 30) with <1000 miles and

Re: [RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-05 Thread cyclotourist
I'd give it a try. Put a bunch of glue on both sides of the tire. Move tire to rear as you mentioned and monitor. If it looks good, go for it. On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 5:49 PM, KyleBH wrote: > yeah, also going to put in on the rear, don't need any front blowouts. > > > On

Re: [RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-05 Thread Eric Norris
You couldn’t track down a replacement tire on the course? Bummer. --Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com campyonlyguy.blogspot.com > On Mar 5, 2016, at 2:46 PM, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch > wrote: > > I had zero luck with a boot on my Compass

[RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-05 Thread KyleBH
yeah, also going to put in on the rear, don't need any front blowouts. On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 5:46:57 PM UTC-5, Tim wrote: > > I had zero luck with a boot on my Compass Stampede Pass Extralight. Those > are thin sidewalls. It ended my PBP. You may have better luck but if you > boot it

[RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-05 Thread Deacon Patrick
I'd boot it and sew that all together and see how it rides. I've seen that done with touring tires. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 3:23:08 PM UTC-7, KyleBH wrote: > > I have a Grand Bois Cypress tire (700 x 30) with <1000 miles and plenty > of tread life left, but just

[RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-05 Thread 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch
I had zero luck with a boot on my Compass Stampede Pass Extralight. Those are thin sidewalls. It ended my PBP. You may have better luck but if you boot it and want to get back home I'd carry an extra tire for the first couple of rides to be sure it works. -- You received this message because

[RBW] Re: cut in sidewall

2016-03-05 Thread KyleBH
and yeah, those are really thin sidewalls. On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 5:23:08 PM UTC-5, KyleBH wrote: > > I have a Grand Bois Cypress tire (700 x 30) with <1000 miles and plenty > of tread life left, but just noticed it has a 1/4" tear in a sidewall. Is > it garbage? Boot it and go with