Cuts in Tyres

I have a new tyre with a 4mm cut, what's the best thing to glue it, I thought of repair glue, but there might be some sort of liquid rubber compound.

Superglue works apparently, although it'll not last long in the wet.

was going to suggest the same, deflate tyre, fill with superglue, squeeze together until stuck, then re-inflate

Super Glue doesn't work, it cracks under the pressure as it's not flexible. You'd need a rubber cement of the like, but I dont know what.

Line the inside of the tyre with a few layers of duct tape. Shoe glue or wetsuit glue might work but I wouldn't use either just by themselves. You could even tape an old piece of tyre inside.

I had a Conti tyre split on me during a ride at the weekend, resulting in what looked like a tyre slash. It simply has split.
I am beginning to understand the distaste for Conti tyres..... what a crock of shit

Grab some of the cut your own patches and fix them to the inside with vulcanising rubber cement, it will hold - or a piece of old tyre as bmxconan said.

that or put your hand in your pocket and buy some decent tryres you miser

haha

use a receipt.

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How deep is the cut Fiddy?

I've run Conti GP4000, GP4000 4 season and the Attack/Force pair- and they have all covered themselves in fine slash marks in seconds of leaving the house.

The cuts have always been very shallow and have (so far!) never lead to a p_nctr or tyre failure of any kind.

was going to suggest the same, deflate tyre, check there is no glass etc, fill with SHOE GOO, then re-inflate

Fixed

use a receipt.

Fiddy doesn't use reciepts. italian ebay doesn't give em

Put a piece of stiff paper (like a train ticket or ideally a banknote inside covering an area of about 4cm and that will hold for a long time! or buy tyre boots from most bike shops that are designed for the job, dont work as well tho in all honesty.

Shoe glue and some bit of rubber if there's bulge after inflating.

Where do I find a dollar bill? Many people on the net swears by it? I remember someone on this forum also mentioning this method, as the US banknotes are made of hardwearing fibres.

I use superglue. Why? Because it's in the draw when I think about checking my tyres.
Donut is right in that it sets hard but for small nicks this hasn't been much of an issue.
Dig through your cupboards and see what you have? :)

Super glue dries hard so doesnt' flex enough for big holes

[QUOTE=Dammit;960724]How deep is the cut Fiddy?

I've run Conti GP4000, GP4000 4 season and the Attack/Force pair- and they have all covered themselves in fine slash marks in seconds of leaving the house.
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Spot on. Sadly mine did puncture.

The use of the Shoe Goo is to fill the cut and so minimise the entry of new glass etc which would eventually work through and puncture the tube.
A tyre boot is needed if there is a chance that the tube will protrude through the cut, generally as a temporary fix to get home and put a new tyre on.

Thixofix would be perfect Paul, although any contact adhesive should do the job.

contact adhesive will give you a flexible join, unlike superglue, which is brittle, and the superglue itself could end up giving you a puncture.

i have a small tin of Thixofix at work, with a small amount left, more than enough for a good few tyre fixes, you're welcome to it if you cant get hold of any yourself.

I used stick a bit of fibre glass or similar where the cut is on my old tyres and refit the tyres. Used to work a treat. Haven't really needed to do it since I got some armadillos.

superglue gel ftw... is this in one of your Ultremos from the other day..?

Shoe glue and some bit of rubber if there's bulge after inflating.

Where do I find a dollar bill? Many people on the net swears by it? I remember someone on this forum also mentioning this method, as the US banknotes are made of hardwearing fibres.

All notes are 100% cotton, in every country issuing a currency worth using. That's because paper made of 100% cotton is much tougher than the shit we write on, which contains plenty of wood pulp bleached white.

Shoe glue and some bit of rubber if there's bulge after inflating.

Where do I find a dollar bill? Many people on the net swears by it? I remember someone on this forum also mentioning this method, as the US banknotes are made of hardwearing fibres.

I've got one you can have.

Fiddy dorra....

whay would you patch a tyre unless in an emergency?

buy a new one...

understand sticking a cut together as long as its not all the way through, a full on split should be binned.

having said that i carry a playing card in my bag not for patching duties if it comes up again, they are tough as boots flexible and big enough to avoid a bulge for a bit.

and its not like they take up a lot of room and it aint expensive!

superglue works rather well, deflate the tyre, fill the hole, and leave it to dry.