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Tire cut - replace or not?

  • 08-08-2013 9:50pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520
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    Noticed yesterday that my rear tire has a cluster of nasty cuts:


    DSC_6728.jpg


    The worst one in the middle exposes some thread but it does not seem to be damaged (there was no flat)

    However when I spin the wheel the affected area seems to be bulged ever so little.

    I'm going for a 100k in Wicklow on Saturday - would you replace this tire? Or does it have some life in it still?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,738 Squidgy Black
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    I'd just stick a small boot under the biggest cut, but it should be fine.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 route66
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    alkos wrote: »
    Noticed yesterday that my rear tire has a cluster of nasty cuts:


    DSC_6728.jpg


    The worst one in the middle exposes some thread but it does not seem to be damaged (there was no flat)

    However when I spin the wheel the affected area seems to be bulged ever so little.

    I'm going for a 100k in Wicklow on Saturday - would you replace this tire? Or does it have some life in it still?

    Do a search for "E6000"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 Alek
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    Thanks, but I've replaced the tyre for the peace of mind. I'll get a tube of E6k for the next time, though :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,277 MB Lacey
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    Is E6000 the best thing for plugging up cuts in tyres?
    I've a good few cuts in my tyres too and was just going to buy some superglue to fill them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 route66
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    MB Lacey wrote: »
    Is E6000 the best thing for plugging up cuts in tyres?
    I've a good few cuts in my tyres too and was just going to buy some superglue to fill them.

    Apparently superglue hardens and falls out - e6000 stays pliable. It's general purpose and can be used for many different things - review here. I've used it myself and it appears to do the job. To do it right, you'd let the air out of the tyre, glue the cut with e6000 and leave it with the tyre deflated until it sets.

    I'm a very recent convert and I'm sure other can advise in more detail. I got a small tube of the stuff on EBay.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,277 MB Lacey
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    thanks - I've just been looking e6000 up online, someone posted you shouldn't deflate your tyres when using e6000, leave them inflated because E6000 is a filler not a glue.
    Others say superglue is good enough, but then others say it hardens in the tyre cut and ends up being just like the shard of glass which cut the tyre in the first place....

    :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,520 Alek
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    Beware of super cheap e6000 in 9ml tubes on ebay.
    its fake - the original manufacturer does not even make it in this size. (found on web)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 petethedrummer
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    route66 wrote: »
    Apparently superglue hardens and falls out
    I never understood the recommendation of using superglue on tyres for that very reason.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 route66
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    MB Lacey wrote: »
    thanks - I've just been looking e6000 up online, someone posted you shouldn't deflate your tyres when using e6000, leave them inflated because E6000 is a filler not a glue.
    Others say superglue is good enough, but then others say it hardens in the tyre cut and ends up being just like the shard of glass which cut the tyre in the first place....

    :rolleyes:

    As I say, I'm no expert but I have read elsewhere that the tyre should be deflated. The reasoning is that e6000 remains pliable even when set, so it will glue the 2 sides of the cut together and the glue will flex with the joint as required. Because the cut is joined together, I guess the integrity of the tyre is better maintained.

    But I could be wrong!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 392 Seanie_H
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    alkos wrote: »
    Thanks, but I've replaced the tyre for the peace of mind. I'll get a tube of E6k for the next time, though :-)

    Seems like the E6 is popular, I'd never heard of it so thanks to all.

    Is there an expected life or rule of thumb in using it? E.g. I have two cuts filled for the past 3 months, must role my tyre now?

    Maybe my question is 'what's an acceptable mileage for a standard road bike tyre'?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 Brads locks


    That must be a warranty issue


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