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[Closed] Patching a tubeless tyre- worth it?

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First ride on new bonty xdx and got a 5 mm tear in the middle of the tread. Can u patch em and what/ where from?

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Ta
Will


 
Posted : 03/05/2010 9:08 pm
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yip, just done one for a mate

velox patch kit from justridingalong.co.uk

works a treat and a damn site cheaper than new rubber

here you go

[url] http://www.justridingalong.co.uk/shop.php?product=82 [/url]


 
Posted : 03/05/2010 9:13 pm
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Used panaracer kit, basically a needle and thread , then velox kit to seal it up.
Then bought a new tyre soon after as I wasn`t convinced.

HTH


 
Posted : 03/05/2010 9:17 pm
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The patch on my High roller has been sound for over a year now including a week or so in rocky Spain.


 
Posted : 03/05/2010 9:20 pm
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I've found the needle and sticky thread works well on rips in the centre of the tread. Not in the sidewall though.


 
Posted : 04/05/2010 6:36 am
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+1 for chucky or the weldtite kit - I've had a repair in a nobby nic for over a year and it's fine! Much cheaper than a new tyre!


 
Posted : 04/05/2010 8:13 am
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I mended a couple at the weekend. I used Stormsure neoprene wetsuit glue. I cleaned the inside of the tyre and just poured a blob of this stuff over the area (about a 1 inch diameter circle) and poked it about to make sure the glue had gone right through the hole.

I left it for 24 hours to cure and the repair is as strong and flexible as the original.


 
Posted : 04/05/2010 8:18 am

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