I wouldn’t ride on that thing. But I’d sure as hell put it on my ex-wife’s bike.
eisenklad on
i can see some threads compromised.
that’s not a flesh wound anymore
Sublime-Prime on
It’s not worth thinking about or even worse experiencing the resulting crash. If you are going down a big hill you don’t want to thinking about a massive blow out you want to enjoy the ride. That’s my two cents , if I was touring would put a patch then some duct tape on inside but that would be quicky fix until acquired new tire.
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coloradojt on
So borderline… but, probably best to replace.
kjo43 on
I might…. If you’re going to send it, put it on the rear.
debidousagi on
I’d probably say replace, but if you like to live dangerously, you could put it on your rear wheel and put a Park Tool Emergency Boot in it to help reinforce the tire.
If it was just a little smaller I’d feel more ok about it… But I do think this likely crosses a line and replacing would be the most prudent decision.
Plus even if the tire doesn’t suddenly fail in a dangerous catastrophic way, a gash this size will increase the chances of regular flats from small pointy road debris getting into the opening as well. Even with an emergency boot in there helping to cover the opening.
Hot-Dragonfruit749 on
Agreed – on the rear and add a boot (dollar bill, section of tubular casing or a Park emergency boot) as others have already said. I’ve had success supergluing the cuts closed provided it’s clean and you use a good grade of glue. YMMV.
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I wouldn’t ride on that thing. But I’d sure as hell put it on my ex-wife’s bike.
i can see some threads compromised.
that’s not a flesh wound anymore
It’s not worth thinking about or even worse experiencing the resulting crash. If you are going down a big hill you don’t want to thinking about a massive blow out you want to enjoy the ride. That’s my two cents , if I was touring would put a patch then some duct tape on inside but that would be quicky fix until acquired new tire.
Edit grammar
So borderline… but, probably best to replace.
I might…. If you’re going to send it, put it on the rear.
I’d probably say replace, but if you like to live dangerously, you could put it on your rear wheel and put a Park Tool Emergency Boot in it to help reinforce the tire.
If it was just a little smaller I’d feel more ok about it… But I do think this likely crosses a line and replacing would be the most prudent decision.
Plus even if the tire doesn’t suddenly fail in a dangerous catastrophic way, a gash this size will increase the chances of regular flats from small pointy road debris getting into the opening as well. Even with an emergency boot in there helping to cover the opening.
Agreed – on the rear and add a boot (dollar bill, section of tubular casing or a Park emergency boot) as others have already said. I’ve had success supergluing the cuts closed provided it’s clean and you use a good grade of glue. YMMV.