ChrisBiggsUK Posted April 10 Posted April 10 And so, it has happened to me. Came to go for a ride this morning only to find that my rear tyre was completely flat with a very slender nail in it. Boo hiss! I have ordered a repair kit that was recommended by multiple people as well as MCN (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ISFJVSG?ref_=pe_112168041_1111392281_t_fed_asin_title) and have ordered a compressor to re-inflate the tyre too. Both should be here tomorrow. Location of the nail is just off centre of the tyre so I should, in theory, be good to plug the hole and go about my business as normal. Only thing that is slightly concerning me is that the tyre is pretty much completely flat so I'm worried that the seal between the tyre (which is tubeless) and the rim may have broken, if that makes sense. I doubt it will have, but even still, the worry is there. Tomorrow, when the kit and the compressor arrive, do I just take the nail out, jab the hole with the pokey stick, stick the sticky stick in the hole and then reinflate the tyre or should I try to reinflate the tyre (gently) with the nail still in situ, and then do the repair with a partially inflated tyre? The latter seems to make more sense to me as if I try to partially inflate the tyre I should know whether or not the seal on the tyre (or whatever it is called) between the tyre and the rim has broken or whether that is still intact and if still intact then the repair is simple as opposed to the sealy thing being broken which will be outside of my current skillset to fix, again if that makes sense? I've watched multiple videos on how to do the repair itself, but none of them seem to be from a completely flat tyre. Hence my crude attempts to sound things out here. I'm all discombobulated as I cannot get out to ride! This is a most disagreeable state of affairs. 2 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted April 10 Posted April 10 (edited) I wouldn't worry about the bead being broken. They're hard enough break when you want the tyre changed. The bacon strips work well. Not sure about anyone else, but my method is. 1. Pull screw from tyre. 2. Use rasp/file to clean up hole. 3. Put on nitrile gloves. 4. Peel off a bacon strip. 5. Use blade to pick off all the bits of backing paper that have inevitably stuck to it while in packaging. 6. Thread it exactly half way through the needle. 7. Coat it in rubber cement. (Poss. not necessary, but it makes me feel better). 8. Give it a min or two to go tacky. 9. Stab it into the hole (straight, no twisting or screwing), leave an inch poking out. 10. Pull out the needle with one swift, fluid motion. 11. Inflate tyre. 12. Cut off the excess. 13. Test for leaks with water/tea/spit. 14. Retest pressure regularly until paranoia gets the better of you and you replace the tyre anyway. Have fun Edited April 10 by Fiddlesticks 4 2 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted April 10 Posted April 10 On a separate tack, probably the best argument against balancing wheels with dyna beads. Wouldn't fancy having a thousand little marbles flying round inside the tyre smacking into the back of the plug. 1 Quote
Hairsy Posted Thursday at 16:12 Posted Thursday at 16:12 2 hours ago, Fiddlesticks said: 14. Retest pressure regularly until paranoia gets the better of you and you replace the tyre anyway. This! Chris, I'd personally recommend using the bacon strip to get you to a tyre repairer and then get them to do the job properly with a proper plug. Or, if you can afford to do so, bypass Fiddlesticks' step 14 and just replace the tyre. It's painful to do, particularly as your tyres are quite new, but you'll forget about it after a while and you'll have peace of mind. 3 Quote
Grumpy Old Git Posted Thursday at 18:39 Posted Thursday at 18:39 2 hours ago, Hairsy said: This! Chris, I'd personally recommend using the bacon strip to get you to a tyre repairer and then get them to do the job properly with a proper plug. Or, if you can afford to do so, bypass Fiddlesticks' step 14 and just replace the tyre. It's painful to do, particularly as your tyres are quite new, but you'll forget about it after a while and you'll have peace of mind. been there - Done that. Plugged rear tyre (on t'rocket) and every twisty, I felt a little apprehensive (probably all in the mind), so - new tyre, 50 mile 'scrub in' taking it steady (ish) and then no qualms about pushing it through the twisties. NB. The rogue screw was from my own garage! 1 Quote
bud Posted Thursday at 20:01 Posted Thursday at 20:01 I would take it to a tyre shop once you can ride it again. They will plug it permanently from the inside. 2 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted Friday at 11:54 Posted Friday at 11:54 I'm with the get it professionally repaired and the ride it brigade. I got a nail in my virtually new front tyre last year. I took the wheel off, dropped it off at the local repair shop and it's been fine since. 1 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted Monday at 17:37 Posted Monday at 17:37 Here's my unscientific test as to how strong my recent bacon strip repair was.... https://youtube.com/shorts/QBk3jUg2t8E?feature=shared 4 Quote
Simon Davey Posted Monday at 18:24 Posted Monday at 18:24 That was pretty cool, and it took a surprising amount of force. 1 Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted yesterday at 06:24 Posted yesterday at 06:24 Consider the force of running over a stone at 60mph. The probability of it hitting the repair plug is small, but multiply that small probability by the number of times a wheel rotates and the risk factor increases. Hence I see tyre repair kits as a "get you home" measure. Then get the tyre properly plugged. 3 Quote
Fiddlesticks Posted yesterday at 09:09 Posted yesterday at 09:09 Take this as entertainment, rather than science, but interesting nonetheless... 1 1 Quote
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