Side-wall pinch flat.
dolan_driver
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I suffered a pinch flat while out on a spin two days ago on a 23mm Continental Gatorskin tyre. The hole in the road I hit was fairly small and was actually just big enough to let the tyre roll in and put the pressure on the tyre side-wall. The tyre might have been slightly under-inflated and this could have been a contributing factor. Personally, I attribute the entire blame on the little hole in the road! 
A spare tube was inserted and I made it home.
I have taken the tyre off for a quick inspection and a tiny bit of damage to the outer side-wall is visible. On the inside of the tyre, no damage is visible. I will check it again in the morning sunlight tomorrow just to be doubly sure. My question is, as a general rule, does this tyre need to be replaced as a matter of course, now that the side-wall is a little damaged externally? Or is it OK to continue riding on this tyre as no damage is visible on the inner casing? I have been riding on Gatorskins for a few years now and this is the first puncture I've gotten. Any advice on this little issue will be gratefully received. Thanks.
DD.
A spare tube was inserted and I made it home.I have taken the tyre off for a quick inspection and a tiny bit of damage to the outer side-wall is visible. On the inside of the tyre, no damage is visible. I will check it again in the morning sunlight tomorrow just to be doubly sure. My question is, as a general rule, does this tyre need to be replaced as a matter of course, now that the side-wall is a little damaged externally? Or is it OK to continue riding on this tyre as no damage is visible on the inner casing? I have been riding on Gatorskins for a few years now and this is the first puncture I've gotten. Any advice on this little issue will be gratefully received. Thanks.
DD.
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if the bead is undamaged and the sidewall at that point doesn't bulge under pressure of a fully inflated tube it's okmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0
