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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: wymple on August 16, 2024, 04:22:20 AM
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I picked up the sharp end of a nail, and not in the mood to remove everything, I just plugged it. I'm sure it's OK, as I've done it before when on the road & not had it come back & bite me. Rear tire. Anybody ever have an issue with a plug on a bike tire? I have a bottle of Slime I'm considering putting some of that in for extra peace of mind. It's pretty much a full tread tire & the hole was thru the thickest part.
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I’ve ridden 000’s of miles with a rear plug in situ, ignoring* the recommended 50mph limit, with absolutely no issues. Save your slime!
* on one notable occasion at triple-digit speeds to make a Channel ferry sailing time! Don’t try this at home kids.
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plugs yes, slime no
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No prob at all to plug a still good-profiled tire with such an emergency kit.
As long the puncture is round and not oblong, it works pretty well.
This demage on the pic did NOT keep pressure over a two week period and had to be treated by a professional tireshop who put a mushroom from inside to cover the small rupture. Now alls fine.
There are for sure more suitable means of repair, as mushroom shaped plugs, plugs inserted by a kind of gun, etc. But this kind of repair mostly ask for removing the wheel, which is sometimes not possible and/or costly.
I did not have real success with liquids within tires, just messed the whole thing up.
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I've plugged a rear tire before with lots of tread remaining. Had no issues with it holding air for the next 6000+ miles until the wear bars were even with the tread. As long as it was a nail that made a clean entry and not a coarse threaded screw you should be fine. I've had a coarse screw go in once and the screw threads cut/shredded the belts in the tire. Only replacement solved that one. A nail is relatively smooth and actually slips between the strands of the belts somewhat making plugging work well.
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I have always used cheap rope plugs, I have discovered that new tires are nail magnets, if I'm gonna pick up a nail, it's within the first 500 miles
here's what Ryan F9 says about plugs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6fTWaj3QE&t=77s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6fTWaj3QE&t=77s)
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Plugs...no problems...ever.
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I guess the Slime stays on the shelf. Thanks for the peace of mind
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I guess the Slime stays on the shelf. Thanks for the peace of mind
Your tire changer will thank you 😊
Stig