As the title says, hit a piece of flint today on my fresh set of tired. 2 first pictures are with little to no air, and the last one is fully pumped up to 72 PSI
by stuffthatdoesstuff
As the title says, hit a piece of flint today on my fresh set of tired. 2 first pictures are with little to no air, and the last one is fully pumped up to 72 PSI
by stuffthatdoesstuff
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I’d run it.
I’d run it, with a tyre boot just to be sure.
It’ll be fine. Road tyres get cut up all the time. You can always patch it from the inside if it goes all the way through and starts causing flats.
Check the inside for penetration and boot if necessary. While the tire is off and deflated, add a half drop of flexible fabric glue. Safe to ride.
I have a similar cut on my tire and it’s been fine.
If that was enough to end a tire, I would be needing new tires every week as I ride through winter here in Denmark.
It’s fine. Patch from the inside and keep riding.
The good thing about the first cut is when you pick up the second, third, fourth… dozenth cut in your tires you will no longer worry about them. And all those subsequent cuts are coming, these are a fact of life for road bike tires.
You can put glue in it. I have 25+ of that after 1000+ km
Bro you are fine. My tire has tons of those little cuts. If you are really worried about it, put a patch on the inside.