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pete g

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after my last event at north weald i picked up a screw in the rear tyre that punctured it . [surprise surprise good old north weald]

 

any any bmtr say you cant repair .so this true or not.

 

i have had it done at my local but they did it twice and it still weeping . only lost 1psi  over 1 day . but still minor bubbles appearing around the repair.

 

 

will it  seal up or get worse . only done 3 events and they are bl**** expensive to replace

 

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Ask on uphill racers. I believe it is not strictly possible but some have developed their own fixes (Steve Miles aka Mole Racing for example)

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was told by some one they just stick a cut oring in the hole lol and it seems to work

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I think Steve used some gunge of some sort on the inside like Sikaflex or similar but don't remember the exact thing

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david  i have puncture repair kit  but had mine done proper at tyre shop but because the rubber is so soft it dont seem to have fully sealed . just wondered if there was a repair for softer tyres

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Find somewhere that will do a hot vulcanised repair as it will be the best repair you can get, far better than a plug or a patch, any decent repair should not leek any air

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That doesn't sound right Pete

 

Did they pull through a proper repair plug with bonded inner patch?

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i was not there but they said it was a perfect repair no problems but i have a very minor bubbles appearing arounf the repair . its only dropped 1psi over the 24hour period

but can see the rubber plug is so much harder

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You cannot repair these Pete. There is no rubber on the inside of the tyre to adhere to. Although I do like the sount of trying sikaflex!

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well checked tyre and its lost no pressure since last week now . so hethel will be **** or bust 

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S...t or bust suits your driving style Pete :getmecoat:

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well it held up to 140mph  :p

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well it held up to 140mph  :p

 

What happened at 141mph? :o

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