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Lightweigh Folding Tyre for Emergency

tthearabtthearab Posts: 2
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Hi folks

Out this morning for a nice 35 miler and 1 mile from home a big rip in my Grand Prix 5000 S. Too big for the usual inner tube "repair" approach so ended up having to get home & fit winter wheel.

It got me thinking though - are there any lightweight foldable tyres that would fit into a camelbak or similar in case of the same again ?

Has anybody tried this ?

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  • edward.sedward.s Posts: 218
    Would one or a couple of those 'tyre boot' sticker things (Park do 'em) have worked? They are pretty small to carry to cover for a relatively unlikely event. I've used them for tears up to maybe 15mm and they have got me home. I ride with a chap who carries a section of an old tyre to use as a 'boot' which is another solution.

    I've never carried a spare tyre myself, although I could see myself doing it for a long multi-day trip perhaps.

    Grand prix TT or GP 5000 are among the lightest already, so if you do pursue this then one of them?
  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,588
    edward.s said:

    Would one or a couple of those 'tyre boot' sticker things (Park do 'em) have worked? They are pretty small to carry to cover for a relatively unlikely event. I've used them for tears up to maybe 15mm and they have got me home. I ride with a chap who carries a section of an old tyre to use as a 'boot' which is another solution.
    ...

    That's what I do.
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  • joeyhalloranjoeyhalloran Posts: 1,056
    Just cut the beads off first
  • pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,588
    joeyhalloran said:

    Just cut the beads off first

    Yeah, should have mentioned that.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
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