Did I just kill my brand new tyre?

[Graham S]

PATHETIC start to the evening ride. Bike shifted in the bike rack and my BRAND NEW maxxis tyre melted slightly from the exhaust..
No sealant came out but it did lose air. I took the tyre off and checked the inside wall. One tiny hole in the rubber itself, but the strands in the casing dont look to be affected.

Can I patch this with a butyl strip or something similar or do the sewing method? Ill try and post a pic of the inside of the tyre wall this evening. 

[RobertWhitehead]

Ya, a mushroom plug or patch will do the trick 

[MORNE]

Front ? What  thread? Looks like dhr? 
id plug, patch do everything possible BUT then use it on the rear. If it fails catastrophically id rather have it on the back wheel. 

[Graham S]

Ya front tyre, DHR. 

I put a tube in it for now, havent ridden on it yet though. Hmm good suggestion about using it on the rear. 

I just put my old front tyre on the rear and the new tyre on the front ...😒

[Edrich1234]

20 minutes ago, Graham S said:

PATHETIC start to the evening ride. Bike shifted in the bike rack and my BRAND NEW maxxis tyre melted slightly from the exhaust..
No sealant came out but it did lose air. I took the tyre off and checked the inside wall. One tiny hole in the rubber itself, but the strands in the casing dont look to be affected.

Can I patch this with a butyl strip or something similar or do the sewing method? Ill try and post a pic of the inside of the tyre wall this evening. 

What car is that?

[Graham S]

1 minute ago, Edrich1234 said:

What car is that?

2010 Honda CR-V

[dasilvarsa]

Gooi Weg

 

[Kom]

40 minutes ago, Graham S said:

PATHETIC start to the evening ride. Bike shifted in the bike rack and my BRAND NEW maxxis tyre melted slightly from the exhaust..
No sealant came out but it did lose air. I took the tyre off and checked the inside wall. One tiny hole in the rubber itself, but the strands in the casing dont look to be affected.

Can I patch this with a butyl strip or something similar or do the sewing method? Ill try and post a pic of the inside of the tyre wall this evening. 

A Carbon rim would have been a disaster, thank goodness you run Alloy.

Swapping to the rear with a gator is your best bet, but honestly reliability will be on your mind the whole time you’re riding, better to replace.

[TheoG]

17 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

Gooi Weg

 

Agree, gooi weg, you will have endless issues with it.  Exact same thing happened to me in the past, only tyre & rim was moer toe.

[FootballingCyclist]

29 minutes ago, dasilvarsa said:

Gooi Weg

 

It's not such a  bad car... Come on... 

[Edrich1234]

1 minute ago, FootballingCyclist said:

It's not such a  bad car... Come on... 

🤣🤣👌👌

[droo]

4 hours ago, Graham S said:

PATHETIC start to the evening ride. Bike shifted in the bike rack and my BRAND NEW maxxis tyre melted slightly from the exhaust..
No sealant came out but it did lose air. I took the tyre off and checked the inside wall. One tiny hole in the rubber itself, but the strands in the casing dont look to be affected.

Can I patch this with a butyl strip or something similar or do the sewing method? Ill try and post a pic of the inside of the tyre wall this evening. 

1. Be glad you don't have carbon rims.

2. Get a proper (platform) bike rack as soon as possible, since you already have the towbar. Those hang on things are a good way to wreck bikes.

3. Like Morne said, stick a mushroom plug in it and ride it on the back. IF it fails at least it's a walk home and not a crash.

[Graham S]

5 minutes ago, droo said:

1. Be glad you don't have carbon rims.

2. Get a proper (platform) bike rack as soon as possible, since you already have the towbar. Those hang on things are a good way to wreck bikes.

3. Like Morne said, stick a mushroom plug in it and ride it on the back. IF it fails at least it's a walk home and not a crash.

Thanks for the info!

Ya with my old 26er the rack was perfectly fine but with this new bike and the frame design its not sitting that nicely, especially since the down tube is so thick, it doesnt fit in the rubber older. 

If I hang it from the top tube it clamps nicely but then the front wheel sits very close to the ground, maybe like 10-15cm from the road...


I've put a tube in the tyre now and will plug and patch it and see how it goes. I assume running it tubeless again is out of the question? 

[Headshot]

Just remove the front wheel when you rack it in future. Putting it out back is a good idea.

[Steady Spin]

Cheap option. 

Get an exhaust shop to change the end of the pipe to a downward facing one. 

[Jbr]

I did the same mistake a while back, same tyre too, except it burnt so bad the tyre was open, straight to the bin and ride cancelled. Since then I really pay attention at which way I put the bike on the rack (even upgraded racks later on but for other reasons).

I wouldn't ride that tyre, rather deal with the pain of buying a new one than with the pain of breaking a bone and not being able to ride for a couple of months