A small piece of tire is missing. What should I do?
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A small piece of tire is missing. What should I do?
Ok, before you tell me to change the tire. There is a small hole (about 1 cubic mm), but it was made by my trainer (either cheap tire or too much tension on trainer); So was no puncture to the tire, Is the tire still ridable?
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A cubic millimeter is is about the size of a grain of sand. The tire is pretty much untouched, or you aren't very good with units.
A picture would help.
A picture would help.
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It's fine. Fill it in with some superglue if it bugs you. Once you start riding a little, you'll find if you go off replacing your tires after every little thing, you'll be out a huge amount of money.
General rule of thumb for me is if the casing is undamaged, I'll keep riding it. If the casing is damaged, I deal with it on a case to case basis depending on the extent of the damage. If it's a small tear or hole, I'll boot the tire and keep riding for a while. If it's a large hole, then I replace.
General rule of thumb for me is if the casing is undamaged, I'll keep riding it. If the casing is damaged, I deal with it on a case to case basis depending on the extent of the damage. If it's a small tear or hole, I'll boot the tire and keep riding for a while. If it's a large hole, then I replace.
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Is the tire bulging around that spot?
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I've always ridden my rear tires until the cords start showing, which means virtually all the tread rubber is gone, not just a little chunk. A little random chunk missing or a cut doesn't mean much IMO if the cords are intact and not compromised. Cut/damaged cords would normally be evidenced by bulging. The fact that this happened on a trainer is a bit curious. It suggests perhaps that the tread rubber and/or it's bond to the cords has been been compromised by the stresses involved. Having big chunks or strips of tread rubber coming off while riding would be less than ideal.
For typical cuts or divots in the tread, I just leave them be.
For typical cuts or divots in the tread, I just leave them be.
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I kept some bad tires alive with super glue for waaay too long, but they never failed on me.
Shoe goo or super glue will do the job if you dont want to get new tires.
Shoe goo or super glue will do the job if you dont want to get new tires.
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Am I hearing that a bunch of people would actually repair a tire missing a 1mm chunk?
Whatever the case, I'm happy to take any frames, forks, or components that you've scraped and need to chuck.
Whatever the case, I'm happy to take any frames, forks, or components that you've scraped and need to chuck.
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Not seeing a picture, but a big +1 to a square mm being not worth a moments thought. Keep calm and carry on.
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OK. It might be 2 or 3 cubic mm, but no more. Look at the giant picture. You have a dime to compare it with.
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My front tyre has a hole about 2mm wide and deep, all the way through the threads. I can see the inner tube. I keep meaning to replace the tyre but when I ride it it is perfectly ok. When I get a flat, I'll just deal with it then.
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