Tyre Blowout

Jabel

Got a blowout this morning, sounded like a gunshot and frightened the bejesus out of me! Quick question, there is a tear in the sidewall of the tyre, would it be safe to cycle home on it? I changed the tube but the more pressure I put in the tyre the more it starts like peeping out the side.
I'm inclined to bus it home.

Cheers

Diggabot

Jabel wrote: »

Got a blowout this morning, sounded like a gunshot and frightened the bejesus out of me! Quick question, there is a tear in the sidewall of the tyre, would it be safe to cycle home on it? I changed the tube but the more pressure I put in the tyre the more it starts like peeping out the side.
I'm inclined to bus it home.

Cheers

If you've a smartphone go to the Global Cycling News page on YouTube, they have a video about how to temporarily patch a ripped tire.

godtabh

i had something similar happen to me recently. Tyre is gone. You maybe able to patch it up but if you commute is any way long it will go again. Long walk home when it happened to me last!

Pigeon Reaper

Avoid using it if possible. I've only ever tried patching a tyre when stuck up a mountain with no other way to civilization. The first bump you with will cause the tube to blow again if you don't patch it correctly.

joxerjohn

Unless you use what is known as a tire boot as a temporary repair your replacement tube will blow out again.

A typical boot will be approx a 2 x 1 inch piece of material that you can put inside the tire to block where the rip or blow out hole is. You can use a piece of an old tire or inner tube, a piece of duct tape or even a folded over bank note. This should get you home but it is purely a temporary fix.

godtabh

joxerjohn wrote: »

Unless you use what is known as a tire boot as a temporary repair your replacement tube will blow out again.

A typical boot will be approx a 2 x 1 inch piece of material that you can put inside the tire to block where the rip or blow out hole is. You can use a piece of an old tire or inner tube, a piece of duct tape or even a folded over bank note. This should get you home but it is purely a temporary fix.

I've used cereal bar wrappers

Pigeon Reaper

joxerjohn wrote: »

Unless you use what is known as a tire boot as a temporary repair your replacement tube will blow out again.

A typical boot will be approx a 2 x 1 inch piece of material that you can put inside the tire to block where the rip or blow out hole is. You can use a piece of an old tire or inner tube, a piece of duct tape or even a folded over bank note. This should get you home but it is purely a temporary fix.

Dock leaves don't work for this purpose.

Jabel

Quick update on this just in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation.
I followed the you tube advice for a temporary patch on the tyre and used a long
puncture repair patch and then a half a business card over that to stop the tube
from peeping through. Seemed a half decent job and decided to cycle home on it (16.5k)
Took it handy avoiding any big bumps where possible and I'm glad to say it held
with no problems. New tyres on now. Beats getting the bus hands down!

spoke2cun

Well done Jabel, great outcome. Some great ideas there folks. I never considered what I'd do if I got a blow out. Will be sticking a few extra bits into my saddle bag now.

QueensGael

here's the link to the GCN video, some very handy suggestions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctdXw097aMo

Muckers

Good for you Jabel. A dedicated biker no doubt.