I mean I know you shouldn’t but for a long time I just used a tyre patch & ran it I think it was a park tool one used for about 3months until I decided to buy a new tyre
Own_Entertainer_8330 on
I’d give it a try, but clean and prep it properly, then clamp the patch to make it bond better. Obviously use a patch that comes with vulcanizing solution, not the self adhesive type.
CapitalOnly288 on
If you use it with an air chamber and an internal patch, it might last. But if it’s tubeless, it won’t last very long.
Nervous-Rush-4465 on
It will fail catastrophically after the attempted repair. Only use it gently until your new tire arrives using an internal patch and a tube.
Cycleyourbike27 on
If you have to ask… replace
jswiftly79 on
I cut a tire on the trail and put a folded dollar bill between the hole and the tube. I forgot about it and rode it like that until the tire needed to be replaced months later. Tube=send it! Tubeless=replace it!
tedontwo on
Use a plug patch. It’ll plug the puncture path AND reinforce it internally. Lezyne makes them but you can also get generics.
ace_deuceee on
If tubed, use a tire patch, the big plasticy kind that will help reinforce the hole so the tube doesn’t poke through. May also be worth trying to sew it shut with fish string so the hole doesn’t spread.
If tubeless, you could try to sew the hole shut with fish string, then use a tube patch (the rubbery kind) with vulcanizing compound to seal it up. That’s a big hole, so just know that even if you go through the time/money investment to try to fix it, it may not work.
Dexter2700 on
Get an automotive grade tire patch kit and you will be fine. People repair tires all the time in developing countries and they can last the entire life of the tire.
YES. IF* your prep and patch skills are on point, and the size/thickness of the patch provides ample coverage, it will be reliable and it will hold. Theoretically, it will hold. In reality, it will also hold.
gertalives on
This is clearly going to be the unpopular opinion, but I would boot the tire and keep riding it. Yes, it’s supposedly a temporary fix, but a properly applied boot can last basically forever in my experience if you’re running a tube. I’m a cheap bastard and not at all performance-oriented, but I patch tubes and boot tires over and over, and I find they hold up just fine. A big gash or a sidewall blowout is a different story, but something like this is repairable.
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New tire.
gluepatch from the inside
I mean I know you shouldn’t but for a long time I just used a tyre patch & ran it I think it was a park tool one used for about 3months until I decided to buy a new tyre
I’d give it a try, but clean and prep it properly, then clamp the patch to make it bond better. Obviously use a patch that comes with vulcanizing solution, not the self adhesive type.
If you use it with an air chamber and an internal patch, it might last. But if it’s tubeless, it won’t last very long.
It will fail catastrophically after the attempted repair. Only use it gently until your new tire arrives using an internal patch and a tube.
If you have to ask… replace
I cut a tire on the trail and put a folded dollar bill between the hole and the tube. I forgot about it and rode it like that until the tire needed to be replaced months later. Tube=send it! Tubeless=replace it!
Use a plug patch. It’ll plug the puncture path AND reinforce it internally. Lezyne makes them but you can also get generics.
If tubed, use a tire patch, the big plasticy kind that will help reinforce the hole so the tube doesn’t poke through. May also be worth trying to sew it shut with fish string so the hole doesn’t spread.
If tubeless, you could try to sew the hole shut with fish string, then use a tube patch (the rubbery kind) with vulcanizing compound to seal it up. That’s a big hole, so just know that even if you go through the time/money investment to try to fix it, it may not work.
Get an automotive grade tire patch kit and you will be fine. People repair tires all the time in developing countries and they can last the entire life of the tire.
Here is how Filipinos patch tire.
https://youtu.be/NOO0qM95krg?si=op9wwKADWscSfyim
YES. IF* your prep and patch skills are on point, and the size/thickness of the patch provides ample coverage, it will be reliable and it will hold. Theoretically, it will hold. In reality, it will also hold.
This is clearly going to be the unpopular opinion, but I would boot the tire and keep riding it. Yes, it’s supposedly a temporary fix, but a properly applied boot can last basically forever in my experience if you’re running a tube. I’m a cheap bastard and not at all performance-oriented, but I patch tubes and boot tires over and over, and I find they hold up just fine. A big gash or a sidewall blowout is a different story, but something like this is repairable.