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Desperation Tire Repair - Please help !
#70216 06/11/2006 8:17 PM
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I just noticed today that I have a nail in the rear tire of my 02 TBA. Normally this wouldn't be an emeregency, but I am planning on going on the Winthrop ride this weekend and have to get this fixed by Thursday/Friday at the latest. There is a bike shop in town, but they are closed until Tuesday, and I looked at some of the recommended websites that sell tires, but even if I ordered today, they might not get here in time. There is nothing else w/i 40 miles of me so I am really starting to worry.

I checked to see if it was leaking air right around the nail and it wasn't so I impatiently pulled the nail out...at which point it began leaking. I put the nail back in, but I think that it is still leaking, although not right at the nail.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Re: Desperation Tire Repair - Please help !
lebowski #70217 06/11/2006 8:32 PM
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Pull the wheel, break the bead and patch the tube if its spoked it should be tubed. If tubless do step one pull the wheel break the bead 1/2 way and patch the tire from the inside. Auto Zone, Napa etc sell the patch kits.


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Re: Desperation Tire Repair - Please help !
lebowski #70218 06/11/2006 8:42 PM
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If the nail is in the sidewall, forget it.
If the nail in in the center tread, life is not so bad.
Don't ride with the nail in the tire. It will only make things worse. America tires have tubes, which in this case is a good thing. If you cannot get a new tube, get yourself a patch kit and get ready to do something riders use to do routinely, patch the tube. With a tubeless, I'd hesitate to ride a patch, and would absolutely not ride a plug longer than to the nearest shop. But with a tubed tire, you're at an advantage in this regard. Note carefully where the nail is, mark the tire. Take the wheel off, break down the tire, finding the hole in the tube should be easy enough, do a good job with patching the tube, reinstall everything, air it up and be on your way.

A good patch on a tube will last a long time. You don't have to worry about the integrity of the tire carcass, it will do fine on a cruiser.

Of course if you've never repaired a bike flat, grab a friend who has and knows how to do it. Growing up, every kid I knew had a Monkey Grip can handy, and was very adept at using it.

You'll hear horror stories that if you do this, you'll surely go to hell and burn with the rest of us demons who've used less than production quality parts. So use your own best judgement and if you doubt your ability and know of no one who you trust to do this but a bike shop, well there you go.

And yes the Green ones are faster, and they go longer, too!

Re: Desperation Tire Repair - Please help !
lebowski #70219 06/12/2006 10:33 AM
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Take it to a shop and get a new inner tube. There is nothing worse than trying to get that rear tire tube in and out, only to have it leak again. I did my rear tire once on the BA, and never will this monkey screw that football again!! That 15" wheel with the 90' tube stem is a bear! My $.02....Good luck.

later, Tom.


But, what do I know?

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