24-05-19, 06:02 AM
Another perspective, if you were unlucky enough to keep getting punctures every few days would you keep buying new tyres?
No.
You would get to the point where you would ride further and further and use up as much of the tyre as you can as it would become a financial nightmare otherwise.
If you were doing high speeds on a daily basis then that's most certainly a different prospect, but i've run a tyre down before on a plug with no issues although as you know my bike is mainly a commuter so i wasn't too worried anyway.
But as mentioned if the tyre's still in good shape with plenty of mileage left then a mushroom plug would be the way to go for peace of mind.
All the better if you can remove the wheel yourself and get it down to a proper fitter who deals regularly with bike tyres then it won't cost as much to get fixed.
No.
You would get to the point where you would ride further and further and use up as much of the tyre as you can as it would become a financial nightmare otherwise.
If you were doing high speeds on a daily basis then that's most certainly a different prospect, but i've run a tyre down before on a plug with no issues although as you know my bike is mainly a commuter so i wasn't too worried anyway.
But as mentioned if the tyre's still in good shape with plenty of mileage left then a mushroom plug would be the way to go for peace of mind.
All the better if you can remove the wheel yourself and get it down to a proper fitter who deals regularly with bike tyres then it won't cost as much to get fixed.
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