You could boot it and watch carefully. At the first sign of bulging, trash.
Stinkinhippy on
Better now than after a 15 mile walk home.
millenialismistical on
Yes. You can try a boot and running a tube to get some more miles but it’s only going to get worse.
leadout_kv on
yes you need a new tire. you might want to consider replacing both tires and tubes while you’re at it.
imgeo on
yes
BottleSuccessfully on
What pressure do you run?
FatahRuark on
Unless you enjoy getting repeated flat tires, then I would replace. It’s only going to get worse.
_haha_oh_wow_ on
Yeah, that would probably be for the best.
drain_plug on
If you can’t see that you need a tire, you might need glasses
trykedog on
That would be a yes. You might get a few emergency miles lining it with duct tape, but it ain’t worth it.
Wolfy35 on
Its dead Jim
AtteN_tion on
Generally. Yeas you should change it. But if you will you can get couble of more kilometers by using ducktape in the inside of the tyre. Just remembrr your tyre is not 100% and be careful
Additional-Dish-6599 on
Looks box fresh to me
railwalk on
Yes, get something new.
Morall_tach on
You mentioned that you’re not experienced, so I’ll over-explain.
Tires have two components (basically), the rubber and the casing. The casing is what gives it actual structural strength and is made of some kind of fabric, nylon or cotton or whatever. The visible threads in this case mean that the casing is pretty badly compromised. In this lighting, it’s hard to tell whether the tube is bulging through, which might cause it to burst at that spot, but this is significant damage.
If this happened to me on the trail or if money is super tight for you, you can “boot” it. Booting means taking the tire off, putting something on the inside of the tire over the hole to support the tube, and putting it back together. A common trail fix is to use folded money, since (American) money is actually linen fabric, not paper, and is quite strong. You can also buy dedicated boots or sidewall patches. Remember, they go *inside* the tire.
But the best advice here is to replace it. Unlike a normal puncture, where air comes out slowly, a sidewall tear like this in the casing can suddenly rip all the way across the tire or along the sidewall. If that happens, the tub will burst and you’ll go from a fully inflated tire to zero in an instant and almost certainly crash. The stakes are too high in my opinion, and a new tire isn’t that expensive.
Chance-Ad148 on
New tire or new teeth… trusting your bike is essential to staying safe
sampaps-_ on
Yea bro
pnwloveyoutalltreea on
Yes, the white stuff is the inner fabric that holds the tire together. Even if a tube inflates it will just burst when you ride and cause more problems. If you ride a lot get a little nicer tire and you will appreciate the difference.
GirchyGirchy on
Depends. You can probably get by with sewing the cut together (dental floss works great) and lining it with some milk jug. I did that in college and ran the tire for several years.
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yes.
You could boot it and watch carefully. At the first sign of bulging, trash.
Better now than after a 15 mile walk home.
Yes. You can try a boot and running a tube to get some more miles but it’s only going to get worse.
yes you need a new tire. you might want to consider replacing both tires and tubes while you’re at it.
yes
What pressure do you run?
Unless you enjoy getting repeated flat tires, then I would replace. It’s only going to get worse.
Yeah, that would probably be for the best.
If you can’t see that you need a tire, you might need glasses
That would be a yes. You might get a few emergency miles lining it with duct tape, but it ain’t worth it.
Its dead Jim
Generally. Yeas you should change it. But if you will you can get couble of more kilometers by using ducktape in the inside of the tyre. Just remembrr your tyre is not 100% and be careful
Looks box fresh to me
Yes, get something new.
You mentioned that you’re not experienced, so I’ll over-explain.
Tires have two components (basically), the rubber and the casing. The casing is what gives it actual structural strength and is made of some kind of fabric, nylon or cotton or whatever. The visible threads in this case mean that the casing is pretty badly compromised. In this lighting, it’s hard to tell whether the tube is bulging through, which might cause it to burst at that spot, but this is significant damage.
If this happened to me on the trail or if money is super tight for you, you can “boot” it. Booting means taking the tire off, putting something on the inside of the tire over the hole to support the tube, and putting it back together. A common trail fix is to use folded money, since (American) money is actually linen fabric, not paper, and is quite strong. You can also buy dedicated boots or sidewall patches. Remember, they go *inside* the tire.
But the best advice here is to replace it. Unlike a normal puncture, where air comes out slowly, a sidewall tear like this in the casing can suddenly rip all the way across the tire or along the sidewall. If that happens, the tub will burst and you’ll go from a fully inflated tire to zero in an instant and almost certainly crash. The stakes are too high in my opinion, and a new tire isn’t that expensive.
New tire or new teeth… trusting your bike is essential to staying safe
Yea bro
Yes, the white stuff is the inner fabric that holds the tire together. Even if a tube inflates it will just burst when you ride and cause more problems. If you ride a lot get a little nicer tire and you will appreciate the difference.
Depends. You can probably get by with sewing the cut together (dental floss works great) and lining it with some milk jug. I did that in college and ran the tire for several years.
If it were today, I’d just get a new tire.