Repair or replace - Small cuts in tyre

paulus69
paulus69 Posts: 160
edited August 2012 in Workshop
Took my road bike out last week and had my first road bike based puncutre, courtesy of a piece of glass. I removed the glass and fixed the puncture no problems, although there are now a few little cuts on the face of the tyre. Only small but am unsure as to whether I should replace the tyre, a friend even suggested sticking some super glue on it.

Any advice
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Comments

  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    Super glue, clean out the cut and wet it slightly as superglue likes moisture, apply the glue, let air out to close the cut.
    You can't replace tyres every time they get a small cut.
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    I wouldn't bother with superglue - it is an inflexible glue so not really suited to repairing a tyre with. Basically, why remove a piece of sharp stuff (glass) and then replace it with another piece of sharp stuff (glue)?

    You'll get cuts pretty quickly on any tyre used in or after rain and they don't tend to grow. All you need to do is check them regularly and remove the glass from them.
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  • lef
    lef Posts: 728
    +1 on not bothering with glue, its never worked for me at least. If the rubber opens up when inflated and you can see cut threads poking out I would consider replacing though it still depends how bad / long the cut is. If I'm ever a little concerned over a cut in tire but it's otherwise in good condition I put it on the back to avoid any blow outs on the front which in my experience are sketchier.