Do you think this tire is safe to ride?
10-14-13, 12:32 PM
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Do you think this tire is safe to ride?
~1/4" gash that is through the inner casing. I have shoe goo on order but that was before I realized it had gone clear through.
Any way to repair it from the inside?
Any way to repair it from the inside?
10-14-13, 12:33 PM
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I think a boot would suffice
10-14-13, 12:35 PM
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^^ Thanks. Would something like using a tube patch from the inside work (glue and all)?
10-14-13, 12:37 PM
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10-14-13, 12:57 PM
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I had a similar cut on my old rear tire.
I put a glueless patch on, and it worked for a while, but then I started flatting all the time. So I put a boot on, but the edge of the boot then started giving me flats.
I think that a real patch would suffice enough to keep you rolling. If nothing else, you can relegate it to a trainer tire after a while.
I put a glueless patch on, and it worked for a while, but then I started flatting all the time. So I put a boot on, but the edge of the boot then started giving me flats.
I think that a real patch would suffice enough to keep you rolling. If nothing else, you can relegate it to a trainer tire after a while.
10-14-13, 01:16 PM
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Park Tool Tire boots rock. They've saved my hide more than once.
10-14-13, 01:23 PM
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Pull on the loose rubber gently and see if the threads (casing) are cut, use a bright flashlight or if all else fails inspect from the INSIDE.
If the threads are uncut, ride on and seal the loose rubber from the outside with super glue or shoe goo.
If a few threads are cut, then you need a boot as above.
p.s. just my OCD showing, but if that is on the front I would move it to the back. A surprise blowout is better on the back than the front IMO.
If the threads are uncut, ride on and seal the loose rubber from the outside with super glue or shoe goo.
If a few threads are cut, then you need a boot as above.
p.s. just my OCD showing, but if that is on the front I would move it to the back. A surprise blowout is better on the back than the front IMO.
10-14-13, 02:31 PM
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If it's bulging, boot it. Keep in mind the boot won't last forever though. Just keep watch over it; replace the boot if it starts to fail. There is no real need for shoe goo, in my experience. But that is up to you. Superglue also works.
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I just use pieces cut from an old tube. But I just use that to finish my ride. I replace any tire with a cut big enough to need a boot (has only happened to me twice, both on tires with more than a few miles on them).
10-14-13, 02:52 PM
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I use boots to actually boot tires. It sounds like in the OP's case, he just has a little hole on the inside that might be rough enough to puncture a tube. I just use the minimum that it takes.
10-14-13, 03:57 PM
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Thanks everyone! I'm going to boot it tonight. Good to hear it's ok to ride and it's on the rear 
10-15-13, 06:37 AM
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I've tried superglue on cuts. It's never lasted more than a couple of rides. I think the glue is too brittle. Shoe goo does work, but the leftover goo dries out in the glue tube after a few months, so I usually don't have any available.
A tube patch would probably work on this very small cut. A piece of bike tube as a patch would stretch as easily as the tube itself, so I wouldn't use that.
I tried booting a bigger sidewall cut with a cut piece off an old tire's sidewall. Even though that is very strong, it still bulged a little, and I decided not to trust it, and quit using the tire.
A folded dollar bill as a boot worked great on a ride last year. That's a temporary fix, of course.
A tube patch would probably work on this very small cut. A piece of bike tube as a patch would stretch as easily as the tube itself, so I wouldn't use that.
I tried booting a bigger sidewall cut with a cut piece off an old tire's sidewall. Even though that is very strong, it still bulged a little, and I decided not to trust it, and quit using the tire.
A folded dollar bill as a boot worked great on a ride last year. That's a temporary fix, of course.
10-15-13, 08:40 AM
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Pull on the loose rubber gently and see if the threads (casing) are cut, use a bright flashlight or if all else fails inspect from the INSIDE.
If the threads are uncut, ride on and seal the loose rubber from the outside with super glue or shoe goo.
If a few threads are cut, then you need a boot as above.
If the threads are uncut, ride on and seal the loose rubber from the outside with super glue or shoe goo.
If a few threads are cut, then you need a boot as above.
10-15-13, 06:12 PM
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