My first puncture on this bike was due to a shard of glass. It's not very big and even smaller on the inside of the tyre. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but would you be concerned by this size of gash?
Dust cap for reference.
by MahatmaAndhi
My first puncture on this bike was due to a shard of glass. It's not very big and even smaller on the inside of the tyre. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but would you be concerned by this size of gash?
Dust cap for reference.
by MahatmaAndhi
9 Comments
Personally no but check your tyres now and again.
If you’re paranoid, you can patch tyres from the inside.
If you are tubeless, it will likely seal. May need a bacon strip (it’s hard to tell the size of the hole from the pic). If tube, just patch inside of tire and replace tube. Not a bad idea to patch inside of tire with tubeless as well.
I would rather change it, but if ur only going by road then its fine, bet take extra tube with you for sure.
super glue it
Nah. It is probably fine. Would personally not think twice about it unless you go downhill at high speeds. There is still so much rubber on that tire and it is perpendicular to the tire thread. So it will most likely not even grow bigger till the tire is completely used up.
In my experience cuts that size from glass don’t seal well with plugs. I’ve fixed worse tears with interior patches. But if I’m being honest, depending on the type of riding you’re doing, I almost prefer just buying a new tire so I don’t have to worry about getting stranded. Keep the patched one as a spare. It may not be feasible (or financially smart) to buy a new tire every time you get a puncture, but on the bikes I do big miles on, I like the peace of mind.
Keep running that no problem.
It wouldn’t cause me any alarm.
With the sale of that diamond, you can buy many tires!