04-05-12, 06:43 PM
No worries then.
But seriously the only riding you should ever do with a screw or nail etc in the tyre is a very gentle limp home or to the bike shop.
You can usually tell when you grab hold em of whether it's right in or just a short tack. A bit of gob on it, grab and wiggle, and if it's right in you'll get bubbles and maybe hear the hiss. Then just leave it in (assuming it seals again OK) and limp very slowly home. No bubbles just yank it out.
Another puncture I had was a 4inch screw. It went right in the centre but must have been touching and moving about on the rim. I was lucky I didn't come off. It went down quite quick.
I've called out the RAC about 3 times for punctures. Good service.
But seriously the only riding you should ever do with a screw or nail etc in the tyre is a very gentle limp home or to the bike shop.
You can usually tell when you grab hold em of whether it's right in or just a short tack. A bit of gob on it, grab and wiggle, and if it's right in you'll get bubbles and maybe hear the hiss. Then just leave it in (assuming it seals again OK) and limp very slowly home. No bubbles just yank it out.
Another puncture I had was a 4inch screw. It went right in the centre but must have been touching and moving about on the rim. I was lucky I didn't come off. It went down quite quick.
I've called out the RAC about 3 times for punctures. Good service.