I noticed this hole when I got to work in the morning. It lets out enough air that I can hear it when I try to inflate the tire. What are my options here, aside from buying and mounting a new tire? Is this fixable with liquid sealant? A rubber rope kit?

I’m not taking this bike past 90mph, so any fix doesn’t need to be capable of withstanding incredibly high stress. But I don’t want to be unsafe, either. Thanks for the help.

  • bigpEE@lemmy.worldOP
    5·
    6 months ago

    Bummer. I can see why a plug wouldn’t be reliable for a gash like this, but why wouldn’t you trust a patch here?

    • zer0hour@lemmy.world
      9·
      6 months ago

      water can get into the slice and into the layers of the tire and then start to corrode the metal cords weakening the whole thing. also hard to tell how much of the cords are damaged with a slice like that. I wonder what caused it.

      • bigpEE@lemmy.worldOP
        3·
        6 months ago

        I’ve been wondering about that. We have a good bit of broken glass in the alley my garage is on. That’s my best guess, but I can’t imagine what scenario could actually lead to a bit of glass gouging through that much rubber. And then for it to not be noticeable until after a 20 minute ride, and for the glass to fall out of the hole? Seems a bit implausible.