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Fix or bin?

  • 01-06-2013 7:49pm
    #1
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭


    I have a small slit in my back tyre after tonight's ride its about 10mm long.
    Is there a good way of fixing it? I heard super glue in the cut would do the job of stopping dirt getting in! all i'm doing is nightly fitness spins and the tyre is only 4 months old so seems a shame to bin it already?
    Other option is I buy new tyre and keep this one for the winter when i start using a turbo trainer?


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  • #2
    denbatt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 534 ✭✭✭denbatt


    elnino23 wrote: »
    I have a small slit in my back tyre after tonight's ride its about 10mm long.
    Is there a good way of fixing it? I heard super glue in the cut would do the job of stopping dirt getting in! all i'm doing is nightly fitness spins and the tyre is only 4 months old so seems a shame to bin it already?
    Other option is I buy new tyre and keep this one for the winter when i start using a turbo trainer?

    Could patch it from inside. Don't use super glue tho.


  • #3
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    I 've tried superglue sometimes it works, sometimes not. 10mm is big enough for super glue to hold it, I think it ll crack soon enough. You can use glue for leathers though, leave it for a day before you use it though.


  • #4
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    What about the glue you get in a puncture repair kit?


  • #5
    Holyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Holyboy


    Just a little factoid, super glue cures by mixing with moisture so the more moisture it comes into contact with the harder and more brittle it becomes over time, so I suppose if you are riding in Ireland it won't keep a tyre together as long as somewhere a bit dryer.

    I only know this from my days spent fishing when people tried using it for various things but then they fell apart and that's where fishing glue came from!(similar to super glue but not cured by moisture)

    Probably getting a new tyre is the best bet....


  • #6
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    Ive used carpet glue in an aerosol can with a tint nozzle. Perfect for getting it into a tyre slit. Its fine for commuting.


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  • #7
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    Just looking at buying a new tyre on cr website. Does it matter massively if the back tyre is a different brand to the front?


  • #8
    route66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭route66


    elnino23 wrote: »
    I have a small slit in my back tyre after tonight's ride its about 10mm long.
    Is there a good way of fixing it? I heard super glue in the cut would do the job of stopping dirt getting in! all i'm doing is nightly fitness spins and the tyre is only 4 months old so seems a shame to bin it already?
    Other option is I buy new tyre and keep this one for the winter when i start using a turbo trainer?

    Using advice from here, I repaired a tyre using "E-6000" glue. Do some general googling to see how others use it to repair tyres (e.g. here) - have a search on Ebay if you want to buy some

    WRT your other question. I always match tyres front and back on my bike & car. Having said that, it should be / may be fine to mix


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