Fixing a tire? - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

SVOboy · 03-11-2008, 05:36 PM

So I hit a pothole the other day, which gave me a pinch flat. Also, it seems that it messed up the tire and there's this little slash on the side with tube bulging out. How should I fix it?

Thanks! (PS: I can't afford new tires, these have like 500 miles on them!)

Lazarus · 03-11-2008, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SVOboy

So I hit a pothole the other day, which gave me a pinch flat. Also, it seems that it messed up the tire and there's this little slash on the side with tube bulging out. How should I fix it?

Thanks! (PS: I can't afford new tires, these have like 500 miles on them!)

Bummer. Maybe someone else will chime in but I don't think you can repair sidewall cuts( I know not what you wanted to hear). I've had that happen miles from home and used a dollar folded over to get home. I wouldn't feel comfortable riding with that in a group or at speed. Maybe use it on the trainer till it lets loose.

SVOboy · 03-11-2008, 05:47 PM

I was thinking about that, but the main issue is that I'm heading down south for training in a few days and need to figger something out quick-like.

Lazarus · 03-11-2008, 05:50 PM

Any chance of swapping with someone until you get back and have time to deal with it?

roflwaffle · 03-11-2008, 05:53 PM

Do you have any spare inner tubes that aren't salvageable, or scrap rubber of any kind? I think with some stiffer plastic, like out of a milk carton or something, some rubber, a bit of rubber cement, and something flat/hard to clamp it to when drying, you'd be o.k.

SVOboy · 03-11-2008, 06:59 PM

Check the pictures. New tire, eh?

roflwaffle · 03-11-2008, 07:18 PM

Naw, I thought it was gonna be worse. Just find something with a little give and some tape to patch it up and I think you'll be set. Are there any dollar shops and/or dumpsters near you?

SVOboy · 03-11-2008, 07:22 PM

No dice...I when ahead and bought a tire anyway and will use this one on the trainer. I need to race this bike so I don't want a tire blowing in a crit and killing half the field.

roflwaffle · 03-11-2008, 07:34 PM

Meh, I'm pretty sure you could deal w/ it blowing out w/o killing half the field, but better to be safe than sorry I suppose.

SVOboy · 03-11-2008, 07:48 PM

I saw some ridic crashed at my first race, the most scary being one where my teammates bike "flew like 15 feet in the air and then came down and took out another cyclist" so I'm gonna play it nice and easy,