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Old 03-19-15 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott
If the hole isn't too gaping, you can use a piece of duct tape as a boot. The piece should span both beads, to resist creep:

I've used duct tape for tires as well; for a simple puncture you don't really need to do the bead-to-bead thing...
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