sidewall tear

"czb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube to
line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way. however
this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300 miles
+/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

Your options are ---

1) Replace it and throw the damaged one out. This is the most safest route.
Would you like to be in the middle of nowhere with a blown tube caused by
something getting inside?

2) Go to a tire shop. See if they have tire patches. Fix it with that, place
it on the INSIDE of the tire.

3) Duct tape -- It will hold, and be reasonably strong, just not pretty.

Since the tires on my bike are worth about $20, I would just throw out the
old one. In fact, I did that last year.

Micheal

Micheal Artindale said:

"czb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube
to line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way.
however this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300
miles +/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

Your options are ---

1) Replace it and throw the damaged one out. This is the most safest
route. Would you like to be in the middle of nowhere with a blown
tube caused by something getting inside?

Getting inside what?

Quoted message said:

2) Go to a tire shop. See if they have tire patches. Fix it with
that, place it on the INSIDE of the tire.

3) Duct tape -- It will hold, and be reasonably strong, just not
pretty.

If you put it on the outside (hence the pretty comment) then duct tape
wouldn't hold. The adhesive is like a viscous fluid.

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Since the tires on my bike are worth about $20, I would just throw
out the old one. In fact, I did that last year.

To the OP, the best thing to do would be to replace it. If it's small, you
can use a tire boot like a dollar bill, or better yet, a 2-liter or water
bottle "patch" on the inside with duct tape.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

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Micheal Artindale said:

"czb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube
to line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way.
however this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300
miles +/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

Your options are ---

1) Replace it and throw the damaged one out. This is the most safest
route. Would you like to be in the middle of nowhere with a blown
tube caused by something getting inside?

Getting inside what?

The rip!!!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

2) Go to a tire shop. See if they have tire patches. Fix it with
that, place it on the INSIDE of the tire.

3) Duct tape -- It will hold, and be reasonably strong, just not
pretty.

If you put it on the outside (hence the pretty comment) then duct tape
wouldn't hold. The adhesive is like a viscous fluid.

Quoted message said:

Since the tires on my bike are worth about $20, I would just throw
out the old one. In fact, I did that last year.

To the OP, the best thing to do would be to replace it. If it's small,

you

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can use a tire boot like a dollar bill, or better yet, a 2-liter or water
bottle "patch" on the inside with duct tape.

My number one choice was to replace it.

My life is worth more than a set of tires.

Micheal

czb said:

got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube to
line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way. however
this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300 miles
+/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

I was gonna say trash it, but then I remembered the Barum "glue-up" (as
opposed to sew-up) tires I used to repair and ride on as a kid (I was an
impoverished roady in high school).

Depends on how big the tear is. If it's less than 3/8" (10 mm) or so,
get an old tire casing and cut a patch at least 3x the length of the
tear. Clean the patch and inside of the tire with acetone or alcohol or
Goof Off etc. Duh, let it dry! Then glue the patch on with contact
cement (follow directions, contact cement isn't Elmer's glue). Dust
w/talc and go.

Shawn

Shawn said:

czb said:

got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube to
line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way. however
this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300 miles
+/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

I was gonna say trash it, but then I remembered the Barum "glue-up" (as
opposed to sew-up) tires I used to repair and ride on as a kid (I was an
impoverished roady in high school).

Depends on how big the tear is. If it's less than 3/8" (10 mm) or so,
get an old tire casing and cut a patch at least 3x the length of the
tear. Clean the patch and inside of the tire with acetone or alcohol or
Goof Off etc. Duh, let it dry! Then glue the patch on with contact
cement (follow directions, contact cement isn't Elmer's glue). Dust
w/talc and go.

Shawn

I almost forgot. Advice on usenet is typically worth what you pay for
it. This repair has worked for me on road and MTB, but no guarantees.

"czb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube to
line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way. however
this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300 miles
+/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

I'd replace it. Why compromise safety and handling to save a few dollars.
Even a c-note would seem cheap while sitting in the ER.

Repair or replace your beter off in the land of sure
thing REPLACE. So break the piggy bank and your home free.

JP said:

"czb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

got a rip in sidewall of rear tire while riding today. cut old tube to
line inside of tire, and put new tube in and went on my way. however
this seems temporary at best. tire is otherwise new - 300 miles
+/-.....any advice on repairing to keep? or forget about it?

I'd replace it. Why compromise safety and handling to save a few dollars.
Even a c-note would seem cheap while sitting in the ER.

I rode a set of Geax Sturdy's with a total of 3 slits about 1/2" each. 4
layers of duct tape on the inside of each cut and I rode them over 300
miles.

I recently replaced the front, which had 2 of the 3 cuts, because I
didn't want to experience a blowout at 20mph down difficult terrain.

It was probably pretty stupid not to replace them immeadiatly, but I was
just spending too much money on repairs at the time.

Life is risky, all of it, make the best decisions you can.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado

Owner/Operator of the Pekingnese Ranch.