Tyre Damage?

DCW
DCW Posts: 54
edited November 2012 in Commuting general
Hi there

Relatively new to the road bike/tyre thing, just wondering if this looks unuseable?

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A bit annoyed as they are only about 3 months old :( would you commute tomorrow? Not sure when it happened

Cheers

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  • gosport_commuter
    gosport_commuter Posts: 185
    I have 1 or 2 cuts like this in my gatorskin, been there for about 2000 miles now, suffered no ill effect from them.
  • gavbarron
    gavbarron Posts: 824
    That's fine you'll get them over the winter. If you are really concerned, cut a piece of toothpaste tube and put it on the inside of the tyre. It's not as daft as it sounds. The inner tube won't be able to bulge out then if it is a bigger cut and nothing is ever getting in the other way.
  • DCW
    DCW Posts: 54
    Cheers for the response guys. Made it in without brutally dieing :)

    They are only the cheap tyres that came with the bike, will be getting some gator skins or similar when I have some cash or these get a bit worn

    Cheers

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