MooToo Posted September 11, 2011 Share I have a 2 mm glass cut on my brand new tubular tire, second ride and only 150km done. I heard you can fix this by unsewing the tubbie. Who can repair theses tires as my sewing skills are bad! Please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted September 11, 2011 Share Which make and model of tyre is it? You don't actually need amazing sewing skills. Just get yourself a sewing awl (wooden tool in the background). Then you just need a bit of patience. It's even easier if you try to re-use the old holes. There's a leather shop in Cape Town (Woodheads IIRC) that sells them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooToo Posted September 12, 2011 Share Thanks, they schwable ultremos, would hate to throw them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAESTRO's Posted September 12, 2011 Share It's a very skilled art repairing tubular tyres. Does help if the tubular was originally sewn by hand and not by some robot. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted September 12, 2011 Share It's a very skilled art repairing tubular tyres. Does help if the tubular was originally sewn by hand and not by some robot. Good luck. Yeah, but doing it is so rewarding, it's like a meditation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAESTRO's Posted September 12, 2011 Share Hey, there are still plenty of guys in Italy and Frnace that repair their own tyres. Then again they have no choice cos that's what they ride with, good old fashioned handmade tubbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted September 12, 2011 Share It's a very skilled art repairing tubular tyres.I don't know if I'd go that far. It does require some thought, preparation and patience, but it is possible to do a reasonable job the first time around without any practice. Skill would turn a 60min job into a 15min one, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooToo Posted September 12, 2011 Share So no one here can see a market for their grannies, teach them the skill and she could be rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Flyers Posted September 12, 2011 Share Most bicycle shop tells me that they can't repair it... I understand why, because it will take them over 1 hr to repair and they can't charge us +-R300 to repair it. It is cheaper to buy new one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAESTRO's Posted September 12, 2011 Share I'm actually thinking of setting up such a after sales service for the VELOFLEX brand. Problem is its very labour intensive and acutally I'll see myself spending most of my time repairing other brands.Of course when you buy tubbies there is no guarantee that you will not puncture, but it does help to buy the top end racing tubbies. Stay away from the cheaper training tubbies, regardless of the brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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