Really really tight fisted, tyre question.

PostieJohn

and I'm not even from Yorkshire!

I've put some old ProR3's on an old bike, forgetting there was a 3mm circular hole in one of said tyres.
This naturally has caused the inner to pop through.

If I promise not to ride it hard and fast, can I stick a puncture repair patch over the hole (on the inside), as a temporary measure. Until I buy something which is more suited to winter riding. (when hopefully I might have to cash)

antfly

No.

PhilofCas

use a small piece of old tyre instead, job done! (and it's not being tight fisted at all )

desweller

Or a strip of toothpaste tube wrapped round the tube a couple of times.

centimani

DesWeller wrote:

Or a strip of toothpaste tube wrapped round the tube a couple of times.

Sections of innertube or puncture pads wont work for long, sometimes not for long at all. Something like a piece of toothpaste tube sounds perfect.
I've used emery tape, gritty side to the tyre before, that works well, but goes eventually.
Ive found you just need a piece to line the inside of the tyre, sidewalls included.
What you'll probably get with something like toothpaste tube is a slight 'thump thump thump' as the wheel goes round, but it doesnt really effect anything, you can just feel it.
Currently mines running with a section of teflon weave sheet in to stop a similar hole. It can extend the life of an otherwise dead tyre for ages.

Nowt wrong with tightfistedness

ratsbeyfus

I've got a section of inner tube double wrapped in gaffer tape taped to the inside of my front pro race 3. It's worked fine for about a 1000 miles.

craker

old section of tyre sanded down to remove excess rubber (doesn't take long with a bench grinder) super glued in place under 8mm slit = high pressure bulge free riding.