flat tire

rick fetters said:

I had a flat about 8 miles from home yesterday and had to ride the bike home. The tire is an
almost new slick that I use on my mountains bike hybrid. The ride home was slow (10mph) and as
gentle as I could manage. The tire has some 'markings' on the sidewall from the stress of the ride
but seems OK otherwise. Question: Have I done significant damage to the tire and does it need to
be replaced?

I can't say if you've damaged your tire, but I have ridden a similar distance on a flat and
continued to use the tire afterwards with no apparent harm.

On 1 Feb 2004 18:43:33 -0800, [email hidden] (rick fetters)

may have said:

I had a flat about 8 miles from home yesterday and had to ride the bike home. The tire is an almost
new slick that I use on my mountains bike hybrid. The ride home was slow (10mph) and as gentle as I
could manage. The tire has some 'markings' on the sidewall from the stress of the ride but seems OK
otherwise. Question: Have I done significant damage to the tire and does it need to be replaced?
thanks, rick

The tube can't help but have been trashed, but there's a really good chance that the tire is usable.
Put a new tube in it, carefully air it to max rated inflation and inspect closely the next morning.
If there aren't any bulges or wierd wobblies, I think you're probably good to go.

(Maybe it's time to carry a spare tube on your rides?)

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