Do I need a new tyre?

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:24 pm

The puncture I got on sunday has left an awfull hole in my tyre, well like a slice, camera is crap cant get a decent picture of it, on the pic it does not look as bad as it is but what do you think?

Arthur M · Post by **Arthur M** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:58 pm

My tyres are full of holes - 8 punctures in less than a year! As long as the inner tube is ok, then the tyres should be fine. That works for me, anyway!

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:20 pm

Take the tyre off and put a *small* bit of superglue in the hole. That will mend a cut like that. When it's try check there are no sharp bits on the inside (sand off with very find grand sandpaper if so) and then remount the tyre.

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:15 pm

Arthur wrote:Take the tyre off and put a *small* bit of superglue in the hole. That will mend a cut like that. When it's try check there are no sharp bits on the inside (sand off with very find grand sandpaper if so) and then remount the tyre.

Oh right cheers!, I guess the superglue melts the rubber or something and causes the hole to totally dissapear then?

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:46 pm

Yup, it melts the rubber. Doesn't make the hole totally disappear but it will seal it and stop it getting worse.

MarkA · Post by **MarkA** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:29 pm

what do you think?

I'd unblock that grid before it rains again

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:33 pm

MarkA wrote:
what do you think?
I'd unblock that grid before it rains again

, it'll be reet, been like that for donkeys

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:42 pm

Fixed it

, got the tyre off, superglue, put it back on, now the crack has gone, the only sign of it was that now there is about a 1cm diameter circle on the typre of dried superglue, but should be ok

Arthur M · Post by **Arthur M** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:21 pm

Just be glad you did not come on the saturday social ride today. There were at least 8 punctures in the group as far as I'm aware! More to come in the weekend roundup...

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:02 pm

Don't worry about glue on the outside: that will rub off in the first few miles. Just be careful there was no glue left on the inside where it will rub on your inner tube and give you a puncture

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:04 pm

Arthur wrote:Don't worry about glue on the outside: that will rub off in the first few miles. Just be careful there was no glue left on the inside where it will rub on your inner tube and give you a puncture

Uh, I bet go get the tyre off I left some on the inside

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:20 pm

Done it

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My dad sanded it down, the threads are showing through abit on the inside but hopefully thats not a problem.

Arthur M wrote:Just be glad you did not come on the saturday social ride today. There were at least 8 punctures in the group as far as I'm aware! More to come in the weekend roundup...

Did you all get wet?

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:56 pm

When you say "threads showing a bit", I do hope it's only a little bit! You've got to be very gentle with these things.

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:08 pm

Arthur wrote:When you say "threads showing a bit", I do hope it's only a little bit! You've got to be very gentle with these things.

Well from the inside of the tyre you can see lots of lines from the threads under the rubber, my dad rubbed it and basically they are peeping outslightly, a couple of frayed bits or something, but it seems ok its still up now and I have not seen any weak spots.

ClaireG · Post by **ClaireG** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:38 pm

Willhub: "I guess the superglue melts the rubber or something......"

Arthur: "Yup, it melts the rubber."

I feel it is my public duty to point out to our IT-acedemics that superglue does not 'melt' the rubber. Superglue forms very strong chemical bonds between the 2 exposed surfaces of rubber.
The cyano- chemistry is very clever; if you are that way inclined you could even 'google' it......

I hope you didn't breathe too much of the cyanoacrylate in, as on rare occasions it can cause asthma. But hey, then you could join all those other top athletes who take 'inhalers' to 'legitimately' enhance performance!.........

Here's to many more puncture-free rides on that tyre......