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Which tyre? - Jimmy2wheels - 03-04-17
Mornin.
I have a puncture on my front tyre. I've taken it off, to also repair that pesky speed sensor that's had the tags ripped off, and now I'm looking to replace the tyre.
Any of you guys ride repaired tyres or would you just replace the tyre?
I've got matching Bridgestone BT016's, would you buy like for like to match my existing rear or get something else? Any recommendations...
Many thanks.
Re: Which tyre? - unfazed - 03-04-17
If the tyre is repairable (puncture is in the centre thread section) and a mushroom patch is used to repair it, there will be no problem, just ensure the tyre is rebalanced after the repair.
The mushroom patch requires the tyre to be removed. Pluging tyres rather than mushroom patching in my opinion are purely a get you home solution.
Re: Which tyre? - Jamieg285 - 03-04-17
I've run repaired tyres, but only on the rear. I'm not sure I'd trust a repaired tyre on the front - it's more critical and a bigger deal if it fails on you.
Re: Which tyre? - Fazer99 - 03-04-17
Not sure if I could trust a repaired tyre, I'd play it safe and just get new.
Re: Which tyre? - darrsi - 03-04-17
(03-04-17, 12:53 PM)Fazer99 link Wrote: Not sure if I could trust a repaired tyre, I'd play it safe and just get new.
What if it was new?
Mushroom patches are fine and work well.
My rear tyre cost me over £160 in a shop, due to my previous tyre being punctured, and i spotted a screw sticking out of it THE NEXT DAY. :'(
Fortunately it went sideways into the deepest part of the thread and hadn't punctured it, but either way if it had punctured it i would've just got it repaired.
Unless the tyre tread is past half way, then a repair is fine, if it is then just replace it.
Re: Which tyre? - Fazer99 - 03-04-17
(03-04-17, 01:15 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=Fazer99 link=topic=22292.msg257422#msg257422 date=1491220435]
Not sure if I could trust a repaired tyre, I'd play it safe and just get new.
What if it was new?
Mushroom patches are fine and work well.
My rear tyre cost me over £160 in a shop, due to my previous tyre being punctured, and i spotted a screw sticking out of it THE NEXT DAY. :'(
Fortunately it went sideways into the deepest part of the thread and hadn't punctured it, but either way if it had punctured it i would've just got it repaired.
Unless the tyre tread is past half way, then a repair is fine, if it is then just replace it.
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Never been in that situation so far (I bet I've bloody jinxed it now :\ ) I'd probably still just get new again but get the reapir done and sell it to someone who is fine running a repaired tyre
Re: Which tyre? - unfazed - 03-04-17
I have run mushroom patched repaired front tyres in the past with out any priblem, but if it was over half worn I'd always replace it.
Re: Which tyre? - Jimmy2wheels - 05-04-17
Had the tyre place look at it. Big split in they tyre as well so I've ordered a new Bridgestone BT016 to match the rear. Cheers guys.