Originally posted by Dutchy
I once had a flat on my road bike that was so big it cut right across my entire tread. I put in a spare tube but it just ballooned through the whole.
There is a trick that I've used on a mountain bike, but it may not apply to the road. I once used a Powerbar wrapper between the tire and the tube to cover the gash. Then, after inflation, the tube held the wrapper in place so that I could @ least limp the thing home.
Again, the higher psi of a road tire/tube may not translate very well here. Has anyone else done something similar??? I've also heard that one can use a dollar bill, but I've not attempted that one.