Repair or Replace?

[FirstV8]

I feel trying to patch a sidewall, even more the rear tyre, is risky.  Taken the movement, radial and lateral, it has to go through during rotation, and the patch not performing the same as the tyre, might be a cause for continues failures.

Mtcw

 

I would not try patch a sidewall for continues daily use , ( as Leon said , too much flexing ) . I had a big glass cut on the running surface very close to the edge which i successfully plugged for about 200 km then it dislodged itself again . A good tyre was now bound for the bin . A big hole on the running surface can be patched from the inside using the automotive inner tyre mushroom patch . My mate at our tyre supplier does it for me free of charge  .

[Hairy]

Use a mushroom plug

Mushroom plug is the way to go ... or at least to try

[Eddy Gordo]

Something i learnt the other day...my back tyre kept going flat...it turns out the rim tape wasnt holding the tyre on the rim tight enough...apparently it is called burping...when the tyre releases air between the rim and tyre....which could have resulted in another bad accident.

 

After the last flying incident...which resulted in R8500 worth of ER visits...xrays and doctors bills...my advice... replace the tyre with a reputable brand like maxxis ...it is not worth the risk of a blow out....especially if it is a front wheel tyre...and that goes for all old worn/damaged parts...my last accident was from a stretched chain which apparently caught up on the chain ring (called chain suck) you live and learn. 

Low tyre pressure cause burping as well as too narrow a rim for the tyre width.

[Eddy Gordo]

Mushroom plug is the way to go ... or at least to try

Agreed, or even the parktool tyre boot. 

[MORNE]

The tyre is two years' old. 

Throw it away and buy a new one.

you're applying SA taxi-logic to a ZAR700 replaceable / consumable item. 

 

 

perfect example of the 'throw away society' that consumerism has created imo....

[MORNE]

it has also already been mentioned OP.

If you don't want to spend time and effort on mending it or don't want to gooi R700-1k on a new tire YET.... the cheapest less fuss fix in the interim will be a tube. Heck, even one with sealant will only cost about R100 and will work just as good as tubless for now at a few grams more.

[V12man]

It's not that i'm not going to replace the tyre but merely asking if the tyre was repairable and worth repairing. No SA taxi-logic being applied

Yes - fixable with a mushroom plug - is it the best idea - probably not - will it last - if you use a big plug and clean and glue properly - yes - even if you need to snip it a bit to clear the tire bead. The bigger the patch, the better.

[King_Crispy]

Donate it to someone who will use it with a tube.

Then you can feel better about spending the money on a new one

[PhilipV]

perfect example of the 'throw away society' that consumerism has created imo....

if it was a decent tyre to begin with i would have agreed with you, but the spez control casings are really thin and IMO too fragile.

Even if he manages to patch it, I will only use it for rear wheel tar road base miles rubber fodder if there is nothing else in my workshop.

[slickjay007]

Thanks for all the input....looks like i'm going to replace the tyre 

[Mojoman]

I've done the dental floss stitching of a side wall tear and patched over it on the inside but to be honest if you have the cash for a new tyre....go and get one...not worth the headache...I was broke so I made a plan for a while...!

[Hairy]

I've done the dental floss stitching of a side wall tear and patched over it on the inside but to be honest if you have the cash for a new tyre....go and get one...not worth the headache...I was broke so I made a plan for a while...!

LOL ... when I was a student I used to cycle everywhere I needed to be ... and I was really poor, went over a piece of glass that cut the tyre badly and stitched it back together again, this combined with a milk bottle cut to shape as a gator saw me through that years studies.

[PhilipV]

LOL ... when I was a student I used to cycle everywhere I needed to be ... and I was really poor, went over a piece of glass that cut the tyre badly and stitched it back together again, this combined with a milk bottle cut to shape as a gator saw me through that years studies.

In the tubes days I've used business cards, cereal boxes, elastoplast and rubber gators to get home, but never thought of milk bottle plastic.

[Hairy]

In the tubes days I've used business cards, cereal boxes, elastoplast and rubber gators to get home, but never thought of milk bottle plastic.

sliced a tyre on a commute home recently ... asked the group if they had a spare R100 or R200 note I could use as a gator ... no luck.

 

used a piece of thickish leather that I keep in the commuting repairs kit that I cycle with ... did a couple of 100's of km's before swapping out the tyre.

[Robbie Stewart]

Rouxtjie will get at least another eleventy-thousand km's on that tyre. It's not tired yet.

 

On my Camber, my Purgatory and Ground Controls are still running with 4259 km and counting on the clock...I only plugged the Purgatory twice due to low sealant in all that time.

But as soon as the missus backs of from spending my hard earned cash (which now that I say so out loud, is probably never...), I shall be replacing both.
 

[eccc whippet]

look at it this way...what is the worse thing that can happen...it goes flat and you have to walk back to the car...patch the thing and be done...maybe you are a lucky person and that is all that happens.

 

but if you are not and you ride on the road at times...look at it this way...what the worse that can happen it blows out at 40 km/hr on a down hill or corner...you slide down the road...dont hit anything or get hit by anything ...couple roasties and a couple days off work and a few sleepless night...its not that bad.

 

I have seen a few accident lately...and had one recently due to a bad decision ...the guy riding behind me couldnt believe i got up back on the bike and rode home.

 

I wish you luck...personally i would replace the tyre and if it is due to lack of funds...send me a pm and i will see if i have a spare tyre for you...it would make me feel better that you are safe.