Just had my Peugeot MTB for over a week. Had to drop something off at a friend. Parked the bike 2m away from an entrance, but next to the building. There was a sign “please don’t park your bikes here” (which aren’t legally meaningful and are more “wishes” than rules, as checked with a lawyer friend), but the next bike rack was half a mile away. Anyway, come back down and my tyre is completely fucked. The cut was too long to have happened while riding, as I would have noticed it Immediately. Tried pumping it, wouldn’t hold any measurable amount of air. Had to push it home (I had a spare tube with me, but no wrenches to unscrew the bolted front tire. Even if I had, the hole was so big, the new tube would have like protruded.
Instead of buying new, I decided to sew it. Wanted to cross stich, but this linear one fit right between the knobs. Inside is patched with a motorcycle tube patch. Holds well thus far.
by red-broccoli
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Never seen a bike tire repaired by sewing. Looks like a good fix. Sucks that folks are cutting tires. How long do you think this will hold up?
clearly not a good idea.
I’d be nervous on this, maybe you could try patching the inside too?