Screw in rear tyre - day before Bikeoi. Typical.

[RantyDave]

Right. So the other day my rear felt a bit shit so I stuck some air in. It was @12psi and prefers 42. That was maybe two days ago. I go for a ride this evening and I don't even need to measure it - completely screwed.

The rear has picked up one of those nice square headed self tapping screws. About 3mm I'd say. I want to go tell ACC to get fucked tomorrow but I don't think riding in a big group ride with a tyre that's about to shit it's pants is a good idea.

Suggestions? Currently my plan is to pitch up to Motorad at 8am and see what they can do. I'm sure I can get enough air in to get to town. The tyre is pretty new BTW - less than 1000km. Am I fucked? Do I have to get a new tyre? Shall I pick RIGHT FUCKING NOW to kill myself?

Fuck.

Dave

[James Deuce]

Plug it, you'll be fine for tomorrow. Square-headed screw is a Reynolds. Canadian design.

Motorad should sort it in minutes.

Personally I'd buy a new tyre, but then I'm too careful some say.

[RantyDave]

Plug it, you'll be fine for tomorrow. Motorad should sort it in minutes.

Awesome, that's what I wanted to hear.

Personally I'd buy a new tyre, but then I'm too careful some say.

I'm not going to (if Motorad can plug it), but then I'm too tight some say.

Dave

[riffer]

Sheesh Dave. I did 10,000+ kms with two mushroom plugs in my last rear.

Unless you're racing a properly done plug repair will be fine for you.

$25 to have the tyre taken off and on. $20 for the puncture repair.

Job done.

[boman]

Get them to plug it. Providing it hasn't been run flat at all, it'll be as good as before it got screwed.

[pete376403]

Plug it, you'll be fine for tomorrow. Square-headed screw is a Reynolds. Canadian design.

Really? I've always understood that to be Robertson - #2 is the most popular size

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver

[James Deuce]

Really? I've always understood that to be Robertson - #2 is the most popular size

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_screwdriver

I'm thinking Chrome-Moly, see.

[YellowDog]

The screw is in the best place for a really good and reliable fix.

Good luck.

[Sidewinder]

42psi? wtf its not a truck!
try maybe 33psi and it may handel

[vifferman]

42psi? wtf its not a truck!
try maybe 33psi and it may handel

Wtf?
You're a troglodyte - go back to your cave and go back to sleep.

[Sidewinder]

Wtf?
You're a troglodyte - go back to your cave and go back to sleep.

wait till i can change it, well if i got on this thread earlyer i would of said what he could do ta get it fixed but now that ever one has done it im offering other things he could do to improve his bike!

[Cloggy]

If you can't get it fixed in time try this, has worked for me in the past to get me home.
Wind the screw out (don't pull it), get some silicone sealer or similar, coat the threads and wind the sucker back in. No more air leak.
Rough as guts and some on here will squirm at this but it works if you are stuck. Then get it fixed properly as soon as possible.

[Gubb]

Awesome, that's what I wanted to hear.

I'm not going to (if Motorad can plug it), but then I'm too tight some say.

Dave

Motorad plugged my rear about 2 weeks ago.



Waitaminute. That sounds dodgy.

[RantyDave]

42psi? wtf its not a truck

Yeah, I know, but that's what it says in the manual. I will check again, though. Now you've given me the fear.

Dave

[James Deuce]

Yeah, I know, but that's what it says in the manual. I will check again, though. Now you've given me the fear.

Dave

Don't listen to him. For some reason a large swathe of greasy herberts out there think that they know better than the research boffins at tyre companies, plus they think it's cool to wear a tyre out in 5 minutes. Something you're guaranteed to do if you run a tyre under-inflated in relation to your riding style.

Play with your tyre pressures by all means but take careful note of what it means to how the bike feels and how the tyre wears. There's a bunch of sites out there that will help you "read" tyre wear. Remember that changing one thing can make a whole pile of other things feel "wrong", so you may have to change front tyre pressures to match, suspension settings, how you use your right wrist and so on.