Oh shit!

[Damon]

Pull it out!

I dare you!

i did that once, then thought to my self "what a dick!" and then as the tyre went down the bike fell off it's stand....

[MSTRS:Me]

What's the problem? Just get it plugged from the inside. Your bike shop can do it with good results.

How safe is that?

Yeah get it repaired. Safe as houses.

As long as the hole is no bigger than 6mm, and you haven't ridden it flat, it is as safe as. I have done this many times and have never had one fail.

Mmmmmmm

I detect some resistance to the idea of a proper repair. I (we?) are not talking about the roadside 'dog poo'-type, applied with a big needle from the outside...
A proper repair is the same as done on tubeless car tyres. The hole is routered to make it an even shape, a patch is then applied with vulcanising glue on the inner side of the carcass. This patch is similar in shape to a drawing pin (the old type with the flat head and pointy bit). The pointy bit is drawn through the hole and the head seats hard against the inner surface of the carcass. With glue and air pressure, how can it fail?

[breakaway]

It hasn't deflated much yet, and I'm headed out to the tyre shop in a bit. Will post back, with pictures of course!!

[vifferman]

I'v had three (proper) repairs done in the last few years, two of which were on near-new tyres. All were perfectly OK to ride on, and all were in the middle of the tyre. I have heard that if the puncture is in the sidewall of the tyre it's potentially less safe (due to damage to the belts in the tyre??) but I don't know if this is true. With any puncture, a lot depends on how big the hole is, and how much damage it's done.
I'm certainly not going to throw away a $300+ tyre just because it's got a nail in it.

While I've removed several foreign bodies such as glass, nails, etc. from tyres, generally it's better to leave them in. The last nail I pulled out (not knowing how long it was, and whether it had gone all the way through) deflated the tyre pretty quickly.
OTOH, if you do pull a nail, screw or whatever out, at least you know if it's gone right through, and don't risk further damage to the tyre or something naughty happening while you're riding.

I've had 6 punctures in bike tyres now, I think, and never a front tyre.

[breakaway]

Okay it's fixed, cost me $20. Hope it holds. It's nearly $400 for a rear BT016 The guy at the shop reckoned it'll be alright.

[grusomhat]

Man that looks like an ugly repair job. Mind you, I've never seen one before and I'm sure it wears down to look normal pretty fast.

$20 is a nice cheap fix, awesome.

[boman]

Did they take the tyre off at all. That looks remarkably like a string repair done from the outside in. They were looking at making those illegal when I was in the trade.

[MSTRS:Me]

Did they take the tyre off at all. That looks remarkably like a string repair done from the outside in. They were looking at making those illegal when I was in the trade.

I think you are right. Doesn't look like what I described. If it isn't an 'inside' job, then don't trust it. Not money well-spent.

[lankyman]

How safe is that?

Yea, I wouldn't muck round with that on a bike tyre. All good on a car when you've go another tyre on the other side to hold you to the road when one blows out.

[Pussy]

The proper plugs as described by MSTRS are good as gold... I have never had a problem with them

[breakaway]

The tyre started leaking again recently (albeit quite slowly - lost 20psi over 2 days), so I took it to Mike at Drury tyres. He said the repair that cycletreads did was the 'emergency repair' sort, and not a proper mushroom plug.

So he put a mushroom plug in for me, and it's good as gold again.

[bikerboy011]

By the way what do you think of the BT016's as am thinking to get me a set. Do they warm up quick?

[sparky.scott]

Ive had one puncture before and was 400kms from the nearest bike shop, luckily one of the guys on the ride had a can of tyre panda (dirty disgusting stick to the rear of your bike stuff it is) which held just long enough to get me there

[scumdog]

Okay it's fixed, cost me $20. Hope it holds. It's nearly $400 for a rear BT016

That's kicking the arse off what it costs for BOTH tyres on me H-D, sucks to be a sprotsbike owner......

[Headbanger]

Did they take the tyre off at all. That looks remarkably like a string repair done from the outside in. They were looking at making those illegal when I was in the trade.

According to my local tireman they are illegal.

He reckoned any sort of plug was not legal. had to be pulled off and done from the inside.