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Post by taffytim on Mar 3, 2015 0:10:32 GMT
A little while ago i asked about a defect to my tyre after i got a thorn through through it and it left a 1 mm long nick in the rubber.
Because im tight i went with those who said superglue it up and it'll be alright.
Generally it has been but small grit and flint/stones fond their was into the knick and it later caused the tube to get a tiny hole and slow puncture.
Ive learnt by my mistake and i've now bought a new tyre and replaced it, i would have been kicking myself if this had happened when on a decent ride.
Dont be as tight as me, if this happens to you change the tyre!!
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 3, 2015 0:58:28 GMT
Depends how bad it is, Superglue is not good, rubber cement is the stuff to use if you must. I have popped on a bit of insulation tape, or a rubber patch on the inside might do it (some old fashioned kits have something like a little rectangular piece of rubber impregnated weave in them), if the ding is not too severe, that should keep you rolling until a bit more flush - but yes, new tyres are obviously better.
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Post by robertsims on Mar 3, 2015 7:17:19 GMT
Shoe goo is the answer!
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 3, 2015 8:32:41 GMT
I suppose, if you've got some handy, although I'm not a fan of adding too much into the rolling surface of a high pressure slick. May have to try some next time though, as haven't tbh, although if you're ordering in special glues, it's not much of a step up to a new tyre.
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Post by taffytim on Mar 3, 2015 8:43:26 GMT
Maybe i'll fix it with some shoe goo or tyre cement and keep as a spare then.
A patch on the inside of the tyre is a good idea, this might stop contact with the tube when the goo or cement needs replacing.
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Post by r0b1et on Mar 3, 2015 10:41:42 GMT
Generally it has been but small grit and flint/stones fond their was into the knick and it later caused the tube to get a tiny hole and slow P*******. If muck got in, you didn't get the glue in the hole well! I imagine rubber cement will work a little better as it will be easier to fill the nick. My original lithions are still going 3500miles after a rather larger "nick" than yours, I've re glued them 3 or 4 times - and I've used the same tube of 10 for Β£1 superglues!
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 3, 2015 11:14:52 GMT
FFS are you on the wind up, as you're making left field obtuse advice a habit? ... you might have been using it but it doesn't make it a good idea - the chemicals in superglue are not great when combined with rubber; superglue sets semi rigid, so essentially you're introducing a lump of gunk into the tyre surface, you carry on though.
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Post by chas on Mar 3, 2015 11:47:59 GMT
I think that's a bit harsh Radchenister , r0b1et is not the first to advocate superglue. Personally I've found superglue very temporary but getting a nick in a nearly new tyre is annoying and the shoo goo sounds worth a try (although as you point out if you need to buy it the cost could go towards a replacement tyre). If the nick was just 1mm like the OP I'd probably just ignore it anyway. I do think after 3500 miles it's about time you put your hand in your pocket though r0b1et
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 3, 2015 11:55:06 GMT
Nope, not harsh, reality bites - I've tried it a couple of times and not had good results, compared to an inner patch and a little cement, if you canvas the internet there's a fair number of people who've also tried it for a while and abandoned it when it created a puncture but hey, let's let the punters make their own mistakes I suppose .
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Post by ianmoss on Mar 3, 2015 13:14:41 GMT
If it's only a nick, then place a patch on the INSIDE of the tyre, this will stop any ingress of grit through to the tube
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Post by Whitestar1 on Mar 3, 2015 13:28:22 GMT
Generally it has been but small grit and flint/stones fond their was into the knick and it later caused the tube to get a tiny hole and slow P*******. If muck got in, you didn't get the glue in the hole well! I imagine rubber cement will work a little better as it will be easier to fill the nick. My original lithions are still going 3500miles after a rather larger "nick" than yours, I've re glued them 3 or 4 times - and I've used the same tube of 10 for Β£1 superglues! I agree with the others mate! It's about time you cough up the replacement and not take such risks. What would you say if a puncture at the worse possible time via the 'Superglued tiny/large area' lead to broken bones or worse?
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Post by r0b1et on Mar 3, 2015 13:35:59 GMT
I think that's a bit harsh Radchenister , r0b1et is not the first to advocate superglue. Personally I've found superglue very temporary but getting a nick in a nearly new tyre is annoying and the shoo goo sounds worth a try (although as you point out if you need to buy it the cost could go towards a replacement tyre). If the nick was just 1mm like the OP I'd probably just ignore it anyway. I do think after 3500 miles it's about time you put your hand in your pocket though r0b1et Have new ones waiting, but I'll not change until the clocks (or I go puncture mad), not had one on that bike this year.
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Post by chas on Mar 3, 2015 14:11:37 GMT
Now you've said it.....
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 3, 2015 14:22:08 GMT
Don't tempt the fairies, they'll come and get you muhahahaha!
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Post by r0b1et on Mar 3, 2015 17:21:06 GMT
Fairy lives in my steel bike and keeps undoing the headset (and doing her evil work). As to Whitestar1 I don't want to be replacing my tyres every 100 miles from tiny cuts, I'd like to be able to afford nice things for my bike rather than spending Β£100 a month on replacing tyres that have ridden on a flinty road. Anything sharp enough to cause a blowout is going through, superglue or not, also the odds of hitting a less than 1mm patch on a 2096mm diameter tyre are minuscule. I suspect the risk of being hit by a car is far greater than the risk of getting a sudden deflation that occurs in the superglued section, but would not in a perfect new tyre is much smaller, and would be liable to do more damage. As I said in the facebook group, to all of you mad tyre chuckers, I will happily take all of your cast offs, will save a few Β£ for some new bits (carbon seat post in the Rose will be my next upgrade I think).
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