Yesterday I found that one of the Gatorskin tires on my commuter bike has a small tear in the sidewall. I discovered this after getting a flat, patching the inner tube, and then having it go flat again--with a pop and rapid loss of pressure. After patching the inner tube again, I spotted the tear, and the inner tube bubbling out of it. So I wondered, is that repairable? Turns out, it is, although it's not advisable as a permanent solution; but if you were out on the road, it would probably get you home. In this video, they tested duct tape, a regular inner tube patch, a glueless patch, an emergency "tire boot" (essentially a special patch made for this purpose) and a dollar bill--a long-known hack, apparently. The upshot is the best two were the dollar bill and the tire boot, which both worked at 120 psi. I think the bill works because it's strong and doesn't stretch very much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lux1S16YQcM Harry Read
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