A new tyre, and I'm pissed-off!

[rogson]

When out on my bike this morning it felt like the rear was trying to a step-out going around corners. When I stopped and looked it appeared the rear tyre was low on air. I took it to the nearest gas station and found it had 10psi, so I pumped it up and went straight home. I jacked-up the wheel and looked for the leak. I finally had to resort to wetting with soapy water to find it - two tiny pin-holes about 5mm apart bang in the middle of the tyre.

I took the wheel to Cycletreads who told me it looked like it had been done by something like a fence staple, and that it couldn't be fixed because the holes were so close together that the repair plugs would inferfere with each other.

So, I bought a new Diablo (Cycletreads took pity on me and gave me a good discount - thanks guys). You may ask why I'm pissed-off since I got a new tyre at a good price. Well, the other one (also a new Diablo) had been on less than 2 months!

[beyond]

What a pisser. Wonder what caused that then. The donuts are so dear, you don't want that happening

[snuffles]

What a pisser. Wonder what caused that then. The donuts are so dear, you don't want that happening

probably a sharp mettalic object

[Motu]

If the holes were that close why didn't they just use a boot to cover both holes.But it's their call on how they repair punctures.Did you keep the tyre? If so,get another opinion on a repair.

[Fishy]

I had a 10mm spanner go through my tyre once, I mean right through. Oh it was on my landcruiser not the bike.

[enigma51]

I had a 10mm spanner go through my tyre once, I mean right through. Oh it was on my landcruiser not the bike.

does not suprise me with landcruise they weigh about 4million ton

[beyond]

My mate was following me on his TL 1000 and I hit a bit of metal in the road which I tossed up missing a friends head. His son on the TL hit it hard and bounced up in the air and blew the tyre. We got a compresser as we were local and couldn't blow the thing up. Then we saw the metal had gone right through the wheel rim and taken out quite a bit of aluminium in the process.

Had to send the wheel of to Hamilton for a full repair and repaint.

[T.W.R]

Why didn't they offer to vulcanize the tyre ? if it had any life left in the tread it would have been the simple option , way better than plugs which as they said couldn't have been used.

i picked up a 40mm/8mm bolt in my rear tyre a couple of years ago got that vulcanised & it saw out the life the tyre with no problems at all. only cost $30

[Jantar]

... You may ask why I'm pissed-off since I got a new tyre at a good price. Well, the other one (also a new Diablo) had been on less than 2 months!

You can get two months riding on a Diablo?

[marty]

hope you kept the tyre - for a couple of pinholes i would have thought a proper vulcanised patch on the inside of the casing would have been just as (if not more) effective as a repair - tubed tyres use patches on the tubes all the time, and when they are pumped up they are under tension (and more likely to fail), whereas a patch over a hole is under pressure, and seals tighter for doing so.

[rogson]

If the holes were that close why didn't they just use a boot to cover both holes.But it's their call on how they repair punctures.Did you keep the tyre? If so,get another opinion on a repair.

I wasn't aware boots or patches could be used on tubeless tyres. They did say that it could be plugged externally - but in the next breath that external plugs are now illegal.

[Motu]

I'd far rather have an internal boot than an external string repair - they are illegal for a reason.Boots are perfectly legal,they are made for the job.

[vifferman]

I finally had to resort to wetting with soapy water to find it - two tiny pin-holes about 5mm apart bang in the middle of the tyre.

I took the wheel to Cycletreads who told me it looked like it had been done by something like a fence staple, and that it couldn't be fixed because the holes were so close together that the repair plugs would inferfere with each other.

Sounds like another Tui ad:
"This tyre has two tiny holes in it, so it's completely buggered."
"Yeah - right!"

[HenryDorsetCase]

this is interesting to me. mid last year I had to get a new car tyre because some mongtard had put five nails into one (thankfully) of the tyres on the car (a tyre with less than 10000km from new ) I ended up with a new tyre because the tyre place told me they didnt want to put five repairs into a tyre they wouldnt guarantee its integrity (three holes close together, and another two, also close together). So I sucked it up and bought a new tyre. sounds like they saw me coming.

[Mental Trousers]

Hope you pumped up the dodgy tyre to over 40psi then did the hell burnout before letting them change the thing. Have to get some value for money out of the old tyre