i would use it for road, but it needs a replacement soon
my tires are as smooth as the inside of a palm
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Inspect from the inside. If the nylon casing is cut, put a tire boot on it.
If there is not cut casing, the there is no problem.
The treads have lots of life left in them. Just keep riding.
No-Dragonfly8326 on
Glue it shut and use it as long as the glass has been removed, however it does look pretty old so might be a good time to think about new ones.
Hard to say from the close up pics though but it looks old to me.
Corgerus on
Me personally, that depends on how much wire was damaged. Stuff like 1/8″ nails are okay to retube, maybe a little bigger. If the wire damage is more than a quarter inch long, I’d replace the tire. Put a new tube in and inflate to normal pressure. If it bulges, definitely replace.
It depends on who you ask. Replacing is almost never a bad idea.
imgeo on
It’s fine, keep riding it.
rickard_mormont on
Ride it. A hole is only a death sentence if it is a see through, as then the air chamber will create a bump over the hole and puncture very easily. If you want to reinforce it, glue a patch on the inside.
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It is glass in tire
i would use it for road, but it needs a replacement soon
my tires are as smooth as the inside of a palm
Inspect from the inside. If the nylon casing is cut, put a tire boot on it.
If there is not cut casing, the there is no problem.
The treads have lots of life left in them. Just keep riding.
Glue it shut and use it as long as the glass has been removed, however it does look pretty old so might be a good time to think about new ones.
Hard to say from the close up pics though but it looks old to me.
Me personally, that depends on how much wire was damaged. Stuff like 1/8″ nails are okay to retube, maybe a little bigger. If the wire damage is more than a quarter inch long, I’d replace the tire. Put a new tube in and inflate to normal pressure. If it bulges, definitely replace.
It depends on who you ask. Replacing is almost never a bad idea.
It’s fine, keep riding it.
Ride it. A hole is only a death sentence if it is a see through, as then the air chamber will create a bump over the hole and puncture very easily. If you want to reinforce it, glue a patch on the inside.