Kevin
My buddy used a strip torn from a DQ Blizzard cup found along the roadside to make a boot for his badly cut tire. Probably rode nearly 50 miles on it.
Since it was him he did it and not me if this wins, give the well aged powerbar!
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What is happening in Kevin's corner of the bike world?
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--- On Thu, 3/12/09, Doug Hormann wrote:
From: Doug Hormann
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Rube Goldberg tire fixes!!! A survey in three parts
To: obra@list.obra.org
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:44 PM
Okay, I hear a survey/contest coming on....
Here's the prize question for everyone in OBRA land:
Question: What have you used to fix a flat on the trail or road?
(Qualifier #1) It has to have actually worked.....
(Qualifier #2) It can't be a product designed for the purpose.
Prize: A power bar that's been in my tool box for the last year to the
person with the best answer as decided by our panel of judges...okay, its
just me, but no whiners if you lose.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Southwest Bicycle [mailto:dan@bicyclerepairman.us]
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:32 PM
To: Doug Hormann; mike.murray@obra.org; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Fixing tire sidewall damage?
Mylar Power bar wrapper too.
----- 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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