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Originally Posted by
PlanoFuji
The only 'patch' I am aware of is tire boots, but those are intended for only short term, get back home kind of use. My understanding is that once a tire has damage that needs any kind of boot, it needs to be replaced ASAP.
Originally Posted by
3alarmer
I think the above is also my approach. Tire casings have threads in them that can break and it's impossible
to repair that sort of damage with a patch. Certainly you can put a large Rema patch in there, but as the cords
continue to flex at your cut or abrasion, expect your hole to gradually expand.
Even the best tires are cheap compared with the costs of failure and injury.
This is what I have always done, replace the tire that has damage. It seems that my good quality road-bike tires always begin to show tiny cuts or abrasion once it has covered about 2000 miles. The damage will start a slow leak, always the back tire. After I get a slow leak, I'll place a energy bar wrapper between the replacement tube and the tire, cover another 50 miles and return home.
I look at the tire, it would last another 1500 miles, except for the sidewall damage. I end-up tossing a otherwise usable tire due to some small damage.
My Cyclocross and touring tires see ten-times the abuse from gravel and singletrack, and never develop these abrasions and cuts.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 08-25-13 at 07:46 PM.