How to Boot Tire?

Raoul Duke said:

I got a flat today and my tire has a nice gash in it. The tube is not
protruding out of the tire yet, but I fear that, over time, it will. Can
anyone tell me how to make a boot to stick inside the tire?

Yes. Some patch kits come with a piece of rubberized fabric meant to be
used as a boot. You can also cut up the casing of an old tire. I use
2"x3" chunks, but I have an old track tire that is very thin and very
strong, which is ideal for this (and one tire is a lifetime supply). You
then just position the boot between the tube and the gash, and inflate.

But any boot is a temporary patch. I only use them to get home in an
emergency. Trying to use a boot to get more mileage out of a damaged tire
is penny wise and pound foolish. Such a tire is more likely to have
problems, and problems with tires are invariably bad. How bad depends,
but it is cheap insurance to replace the tire.

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David L. Johnson

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Quoted message said:

I got a flat today and my tire has a nice gash in it. The tube is not
protruding out of the tire yet, but I fear that, over time, it will. Can
anyone tell me how to make a boot to stick inside the tire?

Yes. Some patch kits come with a piece of rubberized fabric meant to be
used as a boot. You can also cut up the casing of an old tire. I use
2"x3" chunks, but I have an old track tire that is very thin and very
strong, which is ideal for this (and one tire is a lifetime supply). You
then just position the boot between the tube and the gash, and inflate.

But any boot is a temporary patch. I only use them to get home in an
emergency. Trying to use a boot to get more mileage out of a damaged tire
is penny wise and pound foolish. Such a tire is more likely to have
problems, and problems with tires are invariably bad. How bad depends,
but it is cheap insurance to replace the tire.

Lacking anything else, dollar bills work well as emergency boots.

Chris Neary
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you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
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On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:56:36 -0600 in rec.bicycles.misc, "Raoul

Duke said:

I got a flat today and my tire has a nice gash in it. The tube is not
protruding out of the tire yet, but I fear that, over time, it will. Can
anyone tell me how to make a boot to stick inside the tire?

If it's the sidewall, forget it. It's not safe if the sidewall
cords have been cut, or if it's a long gash in the tread. You
need a new tire.

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Lacking anything else, dollar bills work well as emergency boots.

I've also heard that you can use a Clif Bar wrapper. But please, give us all
peace of mind, buy a new tire, so we don't have to worry about you riding
around with this potential hazard any more.

Thanks.

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On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 03:50:38 GMT, Chris Neary <[email hidden]

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But any boot is a temporary patch.

Lacking anything else, dollar bills work well as emergency boots.

Damn,.

Got change for a twenty?

Chris Neary said:

Lacking anything else, dollar bills work well as emergency boots.

I saw somebody try that once, with a $5 bill (he couldn't find a
single). The tube immediately blew out. It turned out that he had
wrapped the bill around the tube, instead of just putting it inside the
tire, so when he inflated the tube it ripped the bill in half.

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Ray Heindl
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"Raoul Duke" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I got a flat today and my tire has a nice gash in it. The tube is not
protruding out of the tire yet, but I fear that, over time, it will. Can
anyone tell me how to make a boot to stick inside the tire?

Thanks,

RD

After having read the previous 10 hours worth of responses I'd like to
suggest that we have no idea how long the cut in the casing is, what size
the tire is and to what pressure it is normally inflated. Admonitions about
the risk of riding with a booted tire without having seen it seam to tend
towards unwarranted paranoia. Right in there with never ride on a patched
tube.

If you managed to ride home without a boot and without the tire blowing out
through the hole you "probably" have a very small cut or you inflated to a
very low pressure. Either way, depending on tire pressure, if the cut is
less than a quarter inch or so it's probably safe to boot it and ride until
it worn out. PROVIDING, you don't use it on the front (my paranoia) and you
pay attention to it for a while to make sure there is not any real
structural damage to the casing.

For a reliable long term boot material I'd suggest Velox rim tape. It's very
tough, thin and the adhesive helps to keep it in place, For an emergency
boot I carry apiece of old tire with the bead cut off and also several
pieces of Tyvek. I take the flap of a Tyvek envelope and cut it in to
several pieces, leaving the protective strip over the adhesive. The adhesive
helps to keep the boot in place when you are inflating the tire.

Use good judgment. If the tire is bulging at the puncture location when
inflated to normal pressure then I'd pitch it. If it looks normal and the
damage to the tread is minimal I'd hit it with a little shoe goop and ride.

Bill Brannon

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I got a flat today and my tire has a nice gash in it. The tube is not
protruding out of the tire yet, but I fear that, over time, it will. Can
anyone tell me how to make a boot to stick inside the tire?

1 $1 bill

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Quoted message said:

I got a flat today and my tire has a nice gash in it. The tube is not
protruding out of the tire yet, but I fear that, over time, it will. Can
anyone tell me how to make a boot to stick inside the tire?

Thanks,

RD

Use a small piece of a fabric rim liner, when I install a new liner I always
keep the short ends I cut off. They have adhesive on one side which will
hold them in place in the tire until the tube is inflated.

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 09:22:45 -0600,
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Zippy the Pinhead said:

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Quoted message said:

But any boot is a temporary patch.

Lacking anything else, dollar bills work well as emergency boots.

Damn,.

Got change for a twenty?

I used a discarded wet cigarette pack once.
It was a different situation and booting was the remedy.
I'd flatted the rear on a wet, cold night. The blood test revealed a
piece of wire poking through the casing. It had long ago broken off
and worked its way through. I couldn't get it out with cold wet
fingers so booted the tire to pad the tube against re puncturing.

It required a pair of needle nose pliers to finally remove the wire.
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