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Great day out at Stiniog yesterday but the Welsh slate got the better of my High Roller What's the best way of stopping this slash getting worse?
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Patch on the inside,superglue?


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 9:24 am
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Patch on the inside,superglue?

I was going to suggest this


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 9:28 am
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What's the best way of stopping this slash getting worse?
never ever using the tyre again 😉


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 9:29 am
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Don't use superglue, it doesn't flex and will just fail, as anyone who has tried to use it to fix a wayward shoe sole will testify. I'd replace it.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 9:33 am
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Don't use superglue, it doesn't flex and will just fail, as anyone who has tried to use it to fix a wayward shoe sole will testify

I've never tried it on shoes but I have had success using it on tyres over the years.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 9:35 am
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We use mushroom wired plug patches from ebay. Bought a job lot years ago and have always worked.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 9:57 am
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Stitching a tear like that worked for me when everything else had failed.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 10:00 am
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You could try some of this..[url= http://www.na.henkel-adhesives.com/product-search-1554.htm?nodeid=8802712256513 ]flexible cyanoacrylate [/url]. I work in the rubber industry and use this all of the time. Never used it on tyres though.

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I'll get some and give it try and report back. I slashed a good tyre on sticks pass, would be nice to reinstate it.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 10:05 am
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Liking the look of that flexible superglue 🙂


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 10:09 am
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Thanks for the replies,I had my doubts about superglue being flexible enough,I'll try that flexible glue & a patch on the inside.
Anyone tried this?
http://www.loctite-consumer.co.uk/en/products/superglue-powerflex.html


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 10:59 am
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Shoe Goo is strong and flexible.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 11:05 am
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I've done a few tyres with that powerflex gel. Can't honestly say whether it's better than ordinary superglue but hasn't failed yet (I do shove a patch on the insides too, so I guess that may be holding it all together despite glue failing for all I know


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 11:14 am
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I'd stick a Weldtite anchovy repair in it. I've never used one that hasn't then lasted the life of the tyre.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 11:21 am
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Most of my tyres have similar slashes, some have several! All repaired with halfords puncture repair kit


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 11:24 am
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Just glue a big peice of innertubes inside, with a rounded peice from a plastic bottle underneath.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 11:32 am
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Same happened to my rear Ardent Race yesterday. I never once thought about repairing it. I just started looking at what new tyre I could buy!!!


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 11:50 am
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I've always wondered if wetsuit repair goo would work? It's kinda like the rubber cement you get in repair kits, but a lot thicker and comes in toothpaste sized tubes.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 12:06 pm
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Seriously, the normal stuff in cheapo inner tube repair kits works perfectly, no need for weird and wonderful solutions!


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 12:08 pm
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[url= https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/tip-top-repair-kit-for-tubeless-tyres/aid:114533?channable=e9692.MTE0NTMz&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=(Shopping)%20UK&utm_term=1101700888924 ]Here[/url]

Tip Top do a tubeless repair kit which I find to work a lot better than standard patches...particularly on the bigger cuts and tears.


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 12:11 pm
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Seriously, the normal stuff in cheapo inner tube repair kits works perfectly, no need for weird and wonderful solutions!

This. It's rubber. Use the vulcanising glue and apply pressure to keep the gash closed while it sticks


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 12:41 pm
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I have two used but still plenty of tread left on them High roller tires I am just about to put up for sale at £12.50 each and that includes postage.

There 26" in size

Email in profile if interested


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 7:07 pm
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Have you got the tyre on the right way round?


 
Posted : 28/08/2016 7:09 pm

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