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08-07-22 | 11:12 AM

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jxpowers

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Sliced tyre on side wall, what to do?

Howdy,
Just looking for some friendly advice on my tyres, as you can see below I must have rode over something that managed to slice my tyre open with the inner tube slightly poking out.
The tyres are GP5000, only had them for 4 months (around 500 miles), was hoping to get longer out of them, tread wear indicator is still visible.

I have a few questions.

Could I still ride it as normal with my repair ?(3cm x 5cm tyre boot from leynze)

How dangerous would it be if I continued to ride with the repair and if so how long could I do it for?

Any tyre recommendations? Looking to go 30mm, mainly commuting, looking for something grippy for wet weather since I live in the UK.
Or should I just stick with the GP5000s?

1.5cm gash

Temporary fix with tyre boot

Last edited by jxpowers; 08-07-22 at 11:24 AM.

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