Can I ride on this?

[Reido]

Tyre pressure is 20psi should be about 40ish
Will pumping up the tyre more risk damaging it?
Can I ride on it? The nearest bike shop is 40kms away.. or any other suggestions for where I can get it repaired? The local tyre shop hasn't done bike tyres before
Cheers
Reido

[sinfull]

Tyre pressure is 20psi should be about 40ish
Will pumping up the tyre more risk damaging it?
Can I ride on it? The nearest bike shop is 40kms away.. or any other suggestions for where I can get it repaired? The local tyre shop hasn't done bike tyres before
Cheers
ReidoBike shop will be closed dude ! Bummer, could just about guarantee you wouldn't make it there anyway !
Whip ya wheel off and borrow a car tomorra

[Virago]

Most (if not all) bike shops are closed today (public holiday).

The risk of riding on that is subjective - your choice. You're unlikely to do too much more damage, looking at the picture.

I would pump it to 30 lbs, and ride it slowly to the nearest bike shop tomorrow.

[george formby]

Tyre pressure is 20psi should be about 40ish
Will pumping up the tyre more risk damaging it?
Can I ride on it? The nearest bike shop is 40kms away.. or any other suggestions for where I can get it repaired? The local tyre shop hasn't done bike tyres before
Cheers
Reido

Sheesh! I had the same problem a week ago, admittedly on the car. Just kept re-inflating the tire every few days & took it easy until I could get it fixed. Ended up spooging a bit of super glue over the nail head which cured the leak if not the nail.
Probably due to paranoia & the bike not having a spare in the boot I would wait until I could whip the wheel off & get it fixed if that is an option but if your only option is to ride, blow it up & take it real easy. Stopping to check it regularly on the journey.

[SMOKEU]

You should be fine if you ride it slow.

[Reido]

don't have a car licence so taking just the wheel in isnt an option, plus I don't know what i'm doing
guess i'll just limp it in tomorrow

[p.dath]

I'd pump it up, and then see how much it looses over an hour. If you only loose 10 psi I'd just pump it up again and ride on it. If you loose 20 I'd think twice.

Personally, I'd put a temporary repair on it (go and buy a dog turd style motorbike tyre repair kit). Repair it, and then take it to the tyre shop.
I keep one of these kits on my kit at all times - just in case.

[Kickaha]

Will pumping up the tyre more risk damaging it?


Low pressure is more likely to damage it than high

[Latte]

To get me home in the same situation I've unscrewed the screw a few turns, blobbed some glue in then screwed it back in. Pumped up tire to 30 then cruised home, bout 100k. Was still holding when I took it to bike shop later that week (ended up commuting on it too) - they wouldnt fix it due to it being too close to the edge, but the temp fix itself didnt ruin the ability to repair the tire. YMMV.

[slofox]

When you DO get it fixed, buy yourself a handy puncture repair kit and something to inflate a tyre with as well. Supercheap do a nifty little 12v compressor for not too many dollars (here) (http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/online-store/products/SCA-12V-Air-Compressor-Thunder-120-PSI.aspx?pid=129246#Description). There are different sizes available from about $25.00. I got the one on the link page for about $50 on special. Lives in the tail bag alongside the repair kit. Very handy when you get a flattie miles from anywhere - as I did not so long ago.

[schrodingers cat]

Puff it up and ride.
Probably wouldn't bother with getting your knee down till its fixed tho

Like the superglue idea!

Oh, and when you do ride on it - don't spend the whole ride obsessing about it.

[Mully]

Just ride it on the back wheel. It'd be mean, bro.


EDIT - that was the back wheel. Ride it on the front wheel. It'd be meaner.

[Grubber]

Head over to Cycletreads. They are open till 5pm today.
They will fix it up no worries.:Punk:

[Gremlin]

Just ride it on the back wheel. It'd be mean, bro.


EDIT - that was the back wheel. Ride it on the front wheel. It'd be meaner.
Ignore this fella... he looks smart (but ain't) :lol:

Depends on the severity of the puncture. If you pump it up and the air is hissing out straight away, and within a few minutes its lost most of its pressure, its a bad one. Unless you want a servo race to the store (and none of which are probably open today), then it needs to be fixed.

Also, get a tyre repair kit, with the dog turds (sticky brown strips). Learn how to use it, or keep riding with mates until one of you get a puncture, then the mate will teach you how to use it (hey Toto?). Plus, you get the laughs of using it.

You can certainly pump it up more, I have before. On the side of the tyre should be a maximum pressure, which shouldn't be exceeded for any length of time (but thats a manufacturers limit for continued riding). Pressures lower than normal will simply let the tyre flex more (various amount depending on pressure). The more the tyre flexes, the hotter it gets. ie, riding for 30km at 60kph with a flat tyre, and you'll be smelling it at the end... mate has done that before :yes:

[breakaway]

Don't listen to all the softcocks.

I rode 40 km on this http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/97456-Oh-shit! to get it fixed, didn't feel any different at all.

[varminter]

Hey, you've found my screw, I've been looking for that:yes:

[EJK]

NO! DON'T RIDE! NEVER RIDE IT. The metal subject will cause to rip the rubber when ridden over 80kph. In that case the tyre WILL BLOW! If that happens on the motorway, YOU WILL CERTAINLY DIE!!!!

THINK TWICE! DON'T DARE!!!

[Virago]

NO! DON'T RIDE! NEVER RIDE IT. The metal subject will cause to rip the rubber when ridden over 80kph. In that case the tyre WILL BLOW! If that happens on the motorway, YOU WILL CERTAINLY DIE!!!!

THINK TWICE! DON'T DARE!!!

That's more than a little over the top.

Nails and screws in tyres are incredibly common. They often go unnoticed, with only the gradual loss of pressure being what alerts the owner. Yet funnily enough, you don't hear of many people dying as a result.

The "you will certainly die" claim is just a little silly.

Once noticed - particularly on a bike - it should be dealt with as soon as possible. A slow and careful ride to a bike shop is not excessively risky, particularly if the tyre is holding reasonable pressure, and the screw is not angled such that it could rip a side-wall.

[Bonez]

Yeah. Back in the early 80s my GSX750 back tyre had a nail in it at Waimate. It was by pointed out by Duffy who had his Z900 at the time IIRC. Used a tyre pando. Got me all the way back to Ohakea. In fact the tyre was replaced when it was beyond wof standard around 5,000kms later. Checked on a regular basis and it never seemed to lose pressure. Was the first and only time I've actually had any success with a tyre pando I might add.

Front flats on the move are an interesting experiance. Bikes where loaded up at each time. One time on the GB I had to ride with a flat front on gravel for a far few Kms to Wangamomona. http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/30428-Humphry-and-Co.-go-east...

[Latte]

That's more than a little over the top.

Nails and screws in tyres are incredibly common. They often go unnoticed, with only the gradual loss of pressure being what alerts the owner. Yet funnily enough, you don't hear of many people dying as a result.

The "you will certainly die" claim is just a little silly.

Once noticed - particularly on a bike - it should be dealt with as soon as possible. A slow and careful ride to a bike shop is not excessively risky, particularly if the tyre is holding reasonable pressure, and the screw is not angled such that it could rip a side-wall.

Hook, line, meet sinker :)

[jtzzr]

So , did you ride it to get the tyre repaired? or did you have to push it 30kms?

[Reido]

Have had to put it off, gonna take it in on friday. Got it up on the rear stand atm.