Tyre repair???

AndyChud

Hi, my name is Andy.
Today I was out on a ride when i noticed a worryingly large cut in the centre stripe of the tyre :shock: . The cut is about 5mm long, 1mm wide and cuts all the way down to the protective kevlar belt! It is quite a new tyre and so I'm not looking to replace it, but I have heard that it is possible to repair such cuts with super-glue but am unsure how! Can anybody please explain how to do so or how, in any other way, repair the cut??
Any advice is greatly appreciated, Thanks in advance!
Andy

Cajun

Buy a new tyre and be done with it. My experience with super glue (on small 'slices') is that this has produced an annoying 'bump, bump, bump' when riding. You'll have to replace the tyre soon anyhow, best do it while you're at home and not 20 miles away with a tyre that can't be repaired to get you back home

topdude

Hi, just to give an alternative view repair it as follows :
Clean any grit out of the cut,
Wet it a little (superglue likes water),
Run a little superglue into the cut and let some air out of the tyre to close up the cut,
Wait a bit and pump it up.
Job done

portuguese mike

topdude wrote:

Hi, just to give an alternative view repair it as follows :
Clean any grit out of the cut,
Wet it a little (superglue likes water),
Run a little superglue into the cut and let some air out of the tyre to close up the cut,
Wait a bit and pump it up.
Job done

and then use some fine grain sand paper to smooth off any excess you may have got on the surface of the tyre preventing it being uneven.

Nuggs

Personally, given the pressures (and punishment) a tyre is subject to, I wouldn't risk a repair.

It may cost you some beer money, but I'd say it's a small price to pay for the (relative) peace of mind on the next big descent...