Not the one you blow it up with or the one that lets it go over the whell but a poxy nail. Only done 2500 miles on it how much longers safe if its repaired??
Hole In Tyre
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D6
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depends where it is and how big
E. Buygum
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I suppose there are no guarantees but I fixed one 1,000 miles ago and it has been absolutely fine...hasn't lost any pressure so I'll be running it until it wears out. However, the hole was central and cause by a nice neat nail. I used the "goopy string" fix but have subsequently invested in a "Stop and Go" kit (little mushroom shaped plugs) which seems a neater solution.
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Eggzakkerly.
Most if not all of the repair kits tell you its a temp repair, even the AA/RAC do when they use them , but in fact, they nearly always last the life of the tyre perfectly safely...the disclaimers are just arse covering lawyer speak
I'd have no hesitation in treating the rat tails I use for repairs as permanent, depending on, as D6 says, where the hole is etc
I've only had two fail on all the repairs I've done in Morocco, both on TKCs where the puncture was near the wedge of a side block so the flexing of the tyre opened them up...and we do 2 or three repairs per trip using the rattails.
Check it religiously for a week, then forget about it
LBL
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it always happens to me
I seem to get a puncture when i drive out of the showroom
happened after 1000 miles tho on my latest GSA, 2 punctures both professionally repaired, its done 6000 miles now with no probs.
I seem to get a puncture when i drive out of the showroom
happened after 1000 miles tho on my latest GSA, 2 punctures both professionally repaired, its done 6000 miles now with no probs.
Eggzakkerly.
Most if not all of the repair kits tell you its a temp repair, even the AA/RAC do when they use them , but in fact, they nearly always last the life of the tyre perfectly safely...the disclaimers are just arse covering lawyer speak
I'd have no hesitation in treating the rat tails I use for repairs as permanent, depending on, as D6 says, where the hole is etc
I've only had two fail on all the repairs I've done in Morocco, both on TKCs where the puncture was near the wedge of a side block so the flexing of the tyre opened them up...and we do 2 or three repairs per trip using the rattails.
Check it religiously for a week, then forget about it
I was one of the successes; did the Tinehir loop (off-road track), then several hundred miles throughout Morocco, followed by a few more thousand miles commuting to work.
TBH, I had forgotten about the repair until I replaced the tyre when it wore out.
Balders1450
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Repair tyre and put a tube in!
elevensies
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H|Oles a nial right in middle oftread so hopefully......
Puncture repairs
If you take the wheel to a reputable repairer thay will fix it only IF it is OK to do so and then you can run it until it is worn out; that was my experience; Unless you have done a few repairs yourself this is not the time to learn how!
If you take the wheel to a reputable repairer thay will fix it only IF it is OK to do so and then you can run it until it is worn out; that was my experience; Unless you have done a few repairs yourself this is not the time to learn how!
If its in the middle you're laughing. The rats tails work, but like others, I've now got one of those plug-and-go things, yet to be tested in anger.
Following advice from here, I've used these as permanent repairs and not suffered any failures to date.
Following advice from here, I've used these as permanent repairs and not suffered any failures to date.
the boxers
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I had a nail go into my rear tyre (anakee) just off the centre line. The tyre had about 5k miles on it. I used the string type plug to repair it. The tyre was changed at 12.5k miles (yes I ride like your granny) and it still had about 1k left on it.
Properly installed, in the right place, the strings will give you the remainder of the tire life with no problems
) and it still had about 1k left on it.Properly installed, in the right place, the strings will give you the remainder of the tire life with no problems
Tyre repaired and back on steed, god its horrible looking at a beek with a wheel out!! Guy seemed confident of repair so orft we jolly well go. Thanks for advise everypeeps!!
At the risk of opening an oil type thread, has anyone experience of the various fluids etc that you can put in to a tyre that supposedly fix punctures on the go??
At the risk of opening an oil type thread, has anyone experience of the various fluids etc that you can put in to a tyre that supposedly fix punctures on the go??
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