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Some good info here...just on the subject i had a real twart of a puncture last year 15mm glass ,,the tpms went off and when i looked it was 31 by the time i puller in it was 15 so that was worth twenty five quid for sure
at the side of the road i had to stuff it with all five worms and it still was coming out slow ..i do carry a holts tyre weld and for good measure stuck that in too ..punped it up to 40 and the white stuff was still pissing out ..so i jumped on and had ten miles to the digs by which time it was down to 25 ...knowing what was being lost from the display really helped with the ride ... i got to the pub and it was still fizzing a bit but was knackered and ordered a lager and said feck it ill sort it out in the morning ...i left the puncture face to the floor and the next day the holts white shite had indeed managed to stop the leak ..s o i blew it to 40 thinking it may lose and set off 110 miles with two tyre shops in the sat nav ..it would of course be a sunday ..point being i could keep a eye on the pressure all the way and having lost nothing after 40 miles decided id take the motorway for twenty to shorten the journey ...it was really good to have that moniter as it took all the guessing out of it ...got home ok ..they tyre was scrap though
that tyre weld stuff is ok for emergency stuff when its dark ..hard shoulders of the motorways and stuff it does work on small punctures ..the trick with at stuff is to leave the nail in until you have got the stuff in and inflated the tyre ..since that puncture i revised mey worm kit to one that has three different widths as that large puncture was dodgy with 5 in there ...the holts stuff deffo helped me out that day and on balence is worth carrying as a backup to worms or flaky compressor if you have the room ..i do me own tyres and its a myth the white crap damages the rims it washes off easy with a hose and paintbrush in thirty seconds so it not too bad unless maby u leave it for weeks ?
Holy crap that's an ugly situation! At least you made it to the pub, that's the most important bit
Hey Folks!
I posted in what, October that I popped my brand new rear Michelin tire? Well, I did it again on my new brand new tire. I even avoided construction areas and sketchy roads like the plague. Image of the small puncture is below. What a buzz kill....
This puncture is pretty tiny and exactly in the center of the tread, and it still holds air but just leaks over time.
So thoughts:
1. Last time I used proper judgement, and just bought a new tire. This time, I'm pissed and want to patch it. All the shops around me say no
If I were to find a way to pop the tire off, do a good quality internal patch/plug myself, how do people feel about that? Is it totally unsafe, or shall I be fine?
2. Should I just full send and put a basic external patch in with some rubber cement, then test frequently for leaks and air pressure?
3. Obviously the smartest/safest way is to get a new tire. BUT-- my wife will punch me in the trachea. Since i keep frying rear tires, I'm not going to buy a super nice Michelin again. Obviously my luck and my wallet aren't aligned. Any takes on some non-OEM sizes like 170/60R17 or 150/70R17? I really want to do some dirt road riding so was thinking of an ADV tire anyways.
Thanks!
Jon
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I'm in the "put in a plug & fill it to 42psi then use it till it's worn out" CAMP. I have run rear SHINKO E-705s in 150/70 x 17 (at 42psi) for years.
