Southwest Bicycle

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Hormann"
To: ;
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Fixing tire sidewall damage?

> This doesn't answer the question of a permanent fix, but a dollar bill
> also
> makes a great temporary sidewall repair. Like Mike with his Tyvek, I
> usually
> keep a couple of bucks in my seat pack for an emergency latte:). The high
> rag content paper seems to make it work and keeps it from disintegrating
> if
> it gets damp. I learned the trick years ago from a wise old mechanic and
> have used it more than once to get home. As long as the cut isn't huge,
> nearly anything that has a bit of stiffness too it will work. My son tore
> a
> sidewall on his mountain bike right before the start of a race up at
> Skibowl. Not having a spare tire, I fixed it with the dollar bill trick
> and
> he completed the race without a hitch. (I'll have to try the tyvek though,
> I
> hadn't thought of that one.)
>
> Doug Hormann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org]On
> Behalf Of Mike Murray
> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:16 PM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Fixing tire sidewall damage?
>
>
> Gluing some Tyvek from an old race number or envelope will fix this for a
> while. In fact, I always keep a piece of Tyvek in my spare bag so I can
> use
> it to make a temporary boot in case I get a casing cut out on the road.
> In
> this case no glue is used. You can also make a boot for this using a
> piece
> of an old tire. A tubular tire segment will work well. Regardless, only
> use this for training tires and not for racing. Don't use a tire repaired
> this way to take turns where a sudden flat will injure someone else.
>
> Mike Murray
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Troy Sexton
> Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 20:01 PM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Fixing tire sidewall damage?
>
>
> Anybody have some tips for repairing a slice in the sidewall of a
> clincher tire? I sliced it open falling off my rollers the other day,
> and the tire is nearly new. The tube bulges out of the slice, even
> with a standard tire patch over the hole on the inside.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Troy
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