Nasty nail, do I need to replace this tyre?

pyrowill

Hi guys,

Bit of advice needed. Some ass left a nail on the Grand Union canal path and I got a pretty impressive straight through puncture. i think its safe to say the inner tube is a write off. But I wanted some advice, do you think the tyre would be ok or would need replacing. it's a 'The Captain Sport' tyre on a Specialized Rockhopper 2012. Thanks

Chunkers1980

I'd try and fix them both. But a new tyre too and if the fix does hold then whap the new one on.

cooldad

Chunkers1980 wrote:

I'd try and fix them both. But a new tyre too and if the fix does hold then whap the new one on.

Drunk already?

pyrowill

cooldad wrote:

Chunkers1980 wrote:

I'd try and fix them both. But a new tyre too and if the fix does hold then whap the new one on.

Drunk already?

I was wondering lol

YeehaaMcgee

pyrowill wrote:

Hi guys,

Bit of advice needed. Some ass left a nail on the Grand Union canal path and I got a pretty impressive straight through puncture. i think its safe to say the inner tube is a write off.

Innertube should be fine. Just patch it. Tyre will most likely be fine too.

ncn

Probably be fine patched but you will have compromised a bit of side wall integrity.

Kind of like why you can't repair side walls on cars as they give the tyre its rigidity, obviously it's not as important on a bike though.

Patch and see how it goes.

Giraffoto

Patch them both. If it had gone through the rim, that would be more serious