Should I use this tyre?

on-yer-bike
on-yer-bike Posts: 2,974
edited February 2011 in Workshop
Its a folding Gatorskin with a cut and I can see the inner tube . If I use a Park tyre patch inside the tyre will it be safe to use? Or should I chuck it? The cut is on the tread, not the wall.
Pegoretti
Colnago
Cervelo
Campagnolo

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  • jc-bike-person
    jc-bike-person Posts: 69
    you need a new one
    ... must train harder
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    You could try using a tubeless tyre patch kit, but ultimately, any repair should be classed as temporary
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    *Cough* Gaffer tape *cough*
    Sun - Rain - Snow
  • peter101cycle
    peter101cycle Posts: 298
    on-yer-bike wrote:
    Its a folding Gatorskin with a cut and I can see the inner tube . If I use a Park tyre patch inside the tyre will it be safe to use? Or should I chuck it? The cut is on the tread, not the wall.

    My rule as follows:
    - small holes/cuts = SuperGlue
    - any bigger cuts/slashes to the tyre = chuck. Especially if on the sidewall
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  • Berk Bonebonce
    Berk Bonebonce Posts: 1,245
    If you can see the inner tube ... gotta chuck it. And if it's the front, we are talking serious safety hazard because chances are it will blow while descending at high speed and not while you are doing piano.
  • balthazar
    balthazar Posts: 1,565
    I'll concur with everybody. Any visible damage to the tyre casing should be considered terminal.
  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    Use it if you want....it all depends how far you like to walk and how much you value youeself!!
    It is cr@p when things like this happen but you have to think sensibly.If the tyre patch goes at the wrong time then who knows what the outcome could be

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