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Can A Tyre Be Repaired?

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  • March 22, 2015 at 7:04 am #23558
    Zermattjohn

    Went over something pretty sharp yesterday, which ripped a v small tear in the side of my tyre, about 1cm. Only noticed this when I put in the new tube and spotted the small bulge of inner tube poking out of the tyre. Question is, is the tyre buggered (only about 500 miles old GP4000s) or can it be repaired? Is the strength of the whole tyre screwed now its got a hole in it? Thanks.

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  • March 22, 2015 at 5:11 pm #838177
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    Leviathan

    giff77 wrote:I cycled for

    giff77 wrote:
    I cycled for about 6months with a fiver stashed behind a small tear once. :D

    Was it one of those new plastic fivers from the future? Now there’s a tip for you.

    March 22, 2015 at 4:44 pm #838175
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    giff77

    I cycled for about 6months
    I cycled for about 6months with a fiver stashed behind a small tear once. 😀

    March 22, 2015 at 4:26 pm #838173
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    mike the bike

    bikeboy76 wrote: …… I’ve

    bikeboy76 wrote:
    …… I’ve saved many punctures that way in the comfort of my living room…….

    You are a force to be reckoned with sir, I have never been granted permission to bring any bicycle parts across the threshold. Not even the kitchen, never mind anywhere carpeted.

    And, despite the notes of caution, I would have a go at fixing the tyre with a robust patch. Properly glued into place and restricted to the front wheel, where it can be seen, it might last a long time.

    March 22, 2015 at 1:19 pm #838171
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    Leviathan

    Hold on, you might be being a
    Hold on, you might be being a bit over cautious. A small cut can be repaired with a piece of old sidewall cut from an old tyre from the inside. There are any number of youtube videos showing how to. I recently got a sidewall gash with 1-2mm of innertube bulging out just waiting to pop, the tyre was only about 6 weeks old so I tried a repair it and it worked perfectly, give it a go. I suggest you clean and inspect you tyres with a flashlight (headtorch ideally) for cuts and embedded shards of glass every couple of weeks anyway, I’ve saved many punctures that way in the comfort of my living room.
    A least keep this tyre if you can retrieve it so it can serve for repairs if you don’t want to risk it.

    March 22, 2015 at 11:44 am #838169
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    Zermattjohn

    Nope, I didn’t want to risk
    Nope, I didn’t want to risk it but before chucking away a £30 tyre I thought it worth checking. Thanks for the responses.

    March 22, 2015 at 10:14 am #838167
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    Do you really want to risk
    Do you really want to risk it….tyres are the only thing attaching you to the road and a failure at 40mph on a descent could end with serious injury or worse, I would just chuck it or use it as a turbo tyre.

    March 22, 2015 at 9:41 am #838165
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    DanTe

    You could try cutting an inch
    You could try cutting an inch piece of old tyre and putting that in there to block the hole. Ride it about for a bit but keep getting off to check if there’s and increase in the size of the rip. If there is then chuck it.
    Personally I’d probably chuck it anyway..

    March 22, 2015 at 8:08 am #838163
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    Flying Scot

    You can try patching it on
    You can try patching it on the inside with a patch and rubber solution, but it will fail quite quickly due ton flexing.

    Unless you want to keep repeating this, throw it out.

    March 22, 2015 at 8:08 am #838161
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    Flying Scot

    You can try patching it on
    You can try patching it on the inside with a patch and rubber solution, but it will fail quite quickly due ton flexing.

    Unless you want to keep repeating this, throw it out.

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