Semi "punctured" tyre advice sought please
Hi
I have been riding with a nail in my back tyre (Anakee 3) for about 3000km with no problem. On this weekends trip to Oasis, the general consensus among my fellow riders was that I should pull out the nail and plug the tyre.
so this evening I prep myself, pull the nail and.......no flat! The nail was about 1.5cm in length and came out of the rubber at an assumed 30 degree angle, so it did not puncture the tyre fully.
Should I now puncture the tyre to plu g it, or is it safe to ride as is? I am not sure to what actual depth towards the inner lining the hole is.
The tyre thus far has done 9000km and it seems to have a few more to me give still.
Some advice would be really appreciated :-)
thanks!
JUST RIDE IT! NO HOLE - NO PROBLEM!
How comfortable do you feel riding the bike with this tyre? That should answer your question.
I raced enduros both provisionally and nationally for around 10 years and can count the punctures i had on one hand, i have had my GSA for 8 months and do not have enough fingers/toes to count all the punctures i have had, is it me ???or the tyre quality? The plus side is i will fix your puncture in under 10 min........hehehehe!!
Craig,
Ride it as is.
But keep your tyre puncture repair kit close at hand and avoid noght time riding.
It will not blow out, nor deflate FAAAAST.
it will weep and you will get a waring light on your dash to alert you.
So ride carefully, and c'est le vie.
Keisera sera
Steve.I've watched you ride, it is you.
you need to be kinder to yuor bike.
On the R355, notorious for the front wheel kicking the shale up onto the rear wheel and causing a puncture, your heavy right hand definitely earned you a puncture,
you need to lok at the terrain and manage the risks.
Most of the off-tar punctures on tubeless tyres can be avoided.
Hindsight has 20-20 vision, so next time replay the movie in your head and you will realise the puncture was a very real risk and you could almost see it coming.
Been there, done that.
And I only get a puntcure every 30 to 40 ooo kilometers, Thats once year ro twice in every three years for my bike.
Almost all my fault- riding on airlane tyres or gunnig the motor too hard on terrain where the risk is high.
Andy, you are right... i tend to be heavy on the right hand but I really enjoy fast dirt riding, I have ridden like that most of my life, but not on tar roads which i hate. Maybe brand new tyres might help so .........I am going tomorrow to fit a new back shoe,
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