Horrible sidewall cut thanks to a sharp metal pipe hidden in a puddle on the trail, both tires at the same time, not worth bodging on the side of the trail, ride over.
Tires (Vittoria Terreno Mix 33c) were quite new, so I decided to try and repair them.
Cleaned the tear area and lightly rubbed the inside with sandpaper
Sewed up the two ends with nylon thread, including just beyond the ends of the cuts to ensure the tear won't spread under stress.
Welded the ends together with rubberized loctite, which also strengthened the sewing
Applied glue and patch on the inside
Installed the tires dry, both seated normally and held air properly with only some hissing coming from the damaged area, but no visible opening nor bulging at 80psi.
Deflated and added some sealant, holes all sealed up, hissing stopped
Lost 20psi in 2 days, went for a ride, nothing exploded.
It was a bit of a pain to do (2h for both tires) and probably more of a proof of concept than else. Thought of sharing for reference
Horrible sidewall cut thanks to a sharp metal pipe hidden in a puddle on the trail, both tires at the same time, not worth bodging on the side of the trail, ride over.
Tires (Vittoria Terreno Mix 33c) were quite new, so I decided to try and repair them.
It was a bit of a pain to do (2h for both tires) and probably more of a proof of concept than else. Thought of sharing for reference