Bulges in tires, cheap fix?
04-25-11, 11:57 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: In a crate
Posts: 371
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Bulges in tires, cheap fix?
I bought a Trek mountain bike at a yard sale. $15 a steal!
Everything works, but someone kept it inside and the bottom of the tires rotted or warped and forms a wide area of cracks that form bulges in the tires when inflated. It bounces lightly when going down the road
I really don't want to buy new tires for it, so is there any fixes to rid this?
Info:
24" mountain knobby tires
Size of bulges: 5 inch long, 1 1/2 inch wide just under tread but not on side wall.
Could the "Dollar" trick work, without a dollar is best. How about printer paper?
Thanks in advance!!!
Everything works, but someone kept it inside and the bottom of the tires rotted or warped and forms a wide area of cracks that form bulges in the tires when inflated. It bounces lightly when going down the road
I really don't want to buy new tires for it, so is there any fixes to rid this?
Info:
24" mountain knobby tires
Size of bulges: 5 inch long, 1 1/2 inch wide just under tread but not on side wall.
Could the "Dollar" trick work, without a dollar is best. How about printer paper?
Thanks in advance!!!
04-26-11, 01:54 AM
#2
Senior Member
I don't know the real answer, but consider what goes through your mind when you roll down a hill at 30mph or more.
__________________
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
Some people are like a Slinky ... not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
04-26-11, 02:42 AM
#3
Senior Member
With tires at the condition you describe, new tires would be prudent. Sounds like those tires are ready to fall apart.
You saved money on buying the bike. Don't be cheap with the riding enjoyment and safety.
You saved money on buying the bike. Don't be cheap with the riding enjoyment and safety.
04-26-11, 02:48 AM
#4
In Real Life
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Down under down under
Posts: 52,144
Bikes: Lots
Mentioned: 141 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3201 Post(s)
Liked 575 Times
in
319 Posts
Originally Posted by BotByte
I bought a Trek mountain bike at a yard sale. $15 a steal!
Everything works, but someone kept it inside and the bottom of the tires rotted or warped and forms a wide area of cracks that form bulges in the tires when inflated. It bounces lightly when going down the road
Everything works, but someone kept it inside and the bottom of the tires rotted or warped and forms a wide area of cracks that form bulges in the tires when inflated. It bounces lightly when going down the road
Buy new tires!!
__________________
Rowan
My fave photo threads on BF
Century A Month Facebook Group
Machka's Website
Photo Gallery
Rowan
My fave photo threads on BF
Century A Month Facebook Group
Machka's Website
Photo Gallery
04-26-11, 09:47 AM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Long Beach,CA
Posts: 1,410
Bikes: Kona Ute, Nishiki 4130, Trek 7000, K2 Mach 1.0, Novara Randonee, Schwinn Loop, K2 Zed 1.0, Schwinn Cream, Torker Boardwalk
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Goodness, the bike was $15 and a new tire can cost about the same. Put a new one on, ride it and when you are tired of the bike, sell it for $75. You will have won.
04-26-11, 11:08 AM
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: In a crate
Posts: 371
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I know I got a good deal, bu $30 for a new pair of tires is kinda high if you ask me.
Listen, I spent $100 on my road bike tires, I don't like to skimp, but I want to kinda round off here.
Is there any fixes that could help me?
Listen, I spent $100 on my road bike tires, I don't like to skimp, but I want to kinda round off here.
Is there any fixes that could help me?
04-26-11, 12:30 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: South Florida
Posts: 726
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
It's probably a lot cheaper to put on new tires and tubes than to pay an emergency room fee and follow up dr's appointments.
If you crash and break something, you won't have to worry about new tires or biking for that matter for a long time.
Pennywise and pound foolish!
If you crash and break something, you won't have to worry about new tires or biking for that matter for a long time.
Pennywise and pound foolish!
04-26-11, 12:40 PM
#8
Galveston County Texas
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In The Wind
Posts: 32,895
Bikes: 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1275 Post(s)
Liked 1,056 Times
in
524 Posts
This or ride on the rims.
https://www.honeydohardware.com/comer...Product=187209
https://www.honeydohardware.com/comer...Product=187209
__________________
Fred "The Real Fred"
Fred "The Real Fred"
04-26-11, 03:23 PM
#9
Old fart
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Appleton WI
Posts: 24,200
Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.
Mentioned: 148 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3244 Post(s)
Liked 2,643 Times
in
1,535 Posts
Bulging tires indicate casing failure. It's only a matter of time before the tire blows out. You really don't want that to happen when you're screaming down hill at 30mph or maneuvering through heavy traffic.
Bite the bullet and replace the tires now.
Bite the bullet and replace the tires now.
04-26-11, 05:08 PM
#11
In Real Life
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Down under down under
Posts: 52,144
Bikes: Lots
Mentioned: 141 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3201 Post(s)
Liked 575 Times
in
319 Posts
Originally Posted by BotByte
Is there any fixes that could help me?
__________________
Rowan
My fave photo threads on BF
Century A Month Facebook Group
Machka's Website
Photo Gallery
Rowan
My fave photo threads on BF
Century A Month Facebook Group
Machka's Website
Photo Gallery
04-26-11, 05:51 PM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Posts: 255
Bikes: Windsor Wellington 3.0
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
I pulled my son's old Walmart mountain bike out of the garage a couple of years ago. No bulges or visible cracks. Replaced tubes only. Blew front tire on ride.
Buy new tires.
Buy new tires.
04-26-11, 06:27 PM
#13
Pedaled too far.
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: La Petite Roche
Posts: 12,851
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 7 Times
in
7 Posts
Originally Posted by BotByte
I bought a Trek mountain bike at a yard sale. $15 a steal!
I can pinch a penny till Lincoln is inside out, but I'm not that cheap. I have a Specialized Hard Rock that I got for absolutely free. But when time came to make repairs, I didn't hesitate because that bike had already saved me $20,000.
__________________
"He who serves all, best serves himself" Jack London
Originally Posted by Bjforrestal
I don't care if you are on a unicycle, as long as you're not using a motor to get places you get props from me. We're here to support each other. Share ideas, and motivate one another to actually keep doing it.
Last edited by Artkansas; 04-26-11 at 06:30 PM.
04-27-11, 10:25 AM
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: St Peters, Missouri
Posts: 30,225
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1571 Post(s)
Liked 639 Times
in
360 Posts
Originally Posted by BotByte
I bought a Trek mountain bike at a yard sale. $15 a steal!
All that you've done to this point is to pay $15.00 to transfer a bicycle shaped piece of trash from the seller's basement to yours. Even if a piece of duct tape inside of the tires prevents them from blowing out, is this a bike that anybody will ever want to ride?
What's missing is vision. If your vision is a bike that you or some family member might want to ride I think that you're going to need a new set of tires. If your vision is to sell it and make a few dollars, new tires will greatly improve it's market value or you can part out and ebay the derailleurs, shifters and brakes.
04-27-11, 11:03 AM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Orangeville, Ontario
Posts: 387
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
ride on the rims.
04-27-11, 11:14 AM
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,224
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
5 Posts
Originally Posted by shouldberiding
New tires are cheaper than an ambulance ride and a hospital bill.
Just remember that your tires are really the only part of your vehicle (bike or car) that makes contact with the ground. You really do not have a lot of leeway, if failure were to occur at speed.
