minjin Posted April 11, 2011 Share Just before Saturdays ride, I found my rear wheel was a little soft so gave it a quick pump. No sound of leaking so off I went. (by the way it is a MTB tubeless with Racing Ralph)About 2 kms down the road and the rear is getting soft. I have a look and the sealant is coming out of a hole about 4mm long. I clean out the hole and spin the wheel hoping to stop the leak. Seem to work so give it a blast of a bomb and off I go again. Another km or 2 and the wheel is getting soft again. Thats the history - heres the prob. the hole in the tyre seems to seal and hold once it is down to around 0.8bar but the minute I pump above that, it leaks.What are my optionsThe tyre is only around 300km old so i dont really want to chuck it.would a plug work in a hole that size?what about putting a patch on the inside of the tyre?more sealant? advice (and new free tyres) appreciated Edited April 11, 2011 by minjin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Why do you need to tell us the tyre/wheel size? Is the puncture repair method different for a different wheel size? I mean I know it's just the coolest thing since sliced bread to be able to throw in that you have a fancy new 29er, but really, in every conversation? It's a tad tedious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4u2nv Posted April 11, 2011 Share Patch it on the inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie Posted April 11, 2011 Share It's a common problem with 29ers, the tyres cannot handle all that hot air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLoCo Posted April 11, 2011 Share It's a common problem with 29ers, the tyres cannot handle all that hot air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjokkits Posted April 11, 2011 Share minjim things have changed on the hub bro, lately its more inflamitory to mention 29er than doing spam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 11, 2011 Share minjim things have changed on the hub bro, lately its more inflamitory to mention 29er than doing spam Hey, without OomH around, what are we supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minjin Posted April 11, 2011 Share There changed - now how about that advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Gaiter in tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted April 11, 2011 Share Why do you need to tell us the tyre/wheel size? Is the puncture repair method different for a different wheel size? I mean I know it's just the coolest thing since sliced bread to be able to throw in that you have a fancy new 29er, but really, in every conversation? It's a tad tedious.Its a bigger tyre therefore you need a bigger patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted April 11, 2011 Share just plug it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puncher Posted April 11, 2011 Share Gaiter in tyre. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadion Posted April 11, 2011 Share The local bike shops seem very uninterested in selling these kinda patch kits because I think they would prefer selling you a new tyre with their super 100% + markup I bought a proper car patch kit from a wheel repair place (Can't remember which one), and the R70 glue that comes with it to fix my tyre. I had a pretty big hole about 3mm away from the edge of the tyre (Sidewall cut, nasty snakebite). And it worked like a charm! On your next CRC order you might wanna get yourself a few of the bike tubeless patch kits though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted April 11, 2011 Share just plug it. 4mm hole just needs a little plug . Gater will be over kill . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted April 11, 2011 Share 4mm hole just needs a little plug . Gater will be over kill . Yeah, on the rand, we believe in using a buldozer instead of a teaspoon anyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted April 11, 2011 Share The local bike shops seem very uninterested in selling these kinda patch kits because I think they would prefer selling you a new tyre with their super 100% + markup I bought a proper car patch kit from a wheel repair place (Can't remember which one), and the R70 glue that comes with it to fix my tyre. I had a pretty big hole about 3mm away from the edge of the tyre (Sidewall cut, nasty snakebite). And it worked like a charm! On your next CRC order you might wanna get yourself a few of the bike tubeless patch kits though I am not to sure what patch kits you refering to but a tubeless patch kit would basicly be your needle and a few plugs . These you can find at any bike shop (expensive) or from your local Midas or tyre shop for half the price . I do prefer the ones you get for car tyres as they can plug really beeeeg holes but you can also use them for small holes by just pulling a piece off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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