Hmm, Myself I'd grab an old worn tire if I had one on hand, and make a small boot for underneath it. Inflate it and see how the cut now appears, if it's gaping more/less and such. I've never had a boot that didn't work or fail, those were all on narrow high pressure road tires. A knobby at much lower pressure should be a breeze.
On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 3:52:17 AM UTC-4 Jeffrey Arita wrote: > Matthew, > > You could try patching the tire. I've used Rema's TT13 Tubeless Repair > Kit (sorry, can't post hyperlink as we're away from home). > > We were on a bike packing trip in the middle of nowhere when my wife > sliced her sidewall on a sharp square rock. Sealant wouldn't repair the > long cut - as expected. Ended up removing the tire, emptying the remaining > sealant (yes, messy), cleaning the area of the sidewall cut, applying the > patch AND installing a tube. The tube ended up actually helping to meld > the patch to the inside of the tire since it was compressing the two > together. Obviously the patch prevented the tube from bulging to the > outside. > > Might be worth a try since that SK is practically brand new. > > Also: since you may have run over other bits of glass I would suggest you > inspect both tires: tiny shards may have embedded themselves into the > tires. They could slowly work themselves thru the tread, eventually > puncturing the tube(s). One way to check is to chuck each wheel into a > wheel stand, deflate the tire completely then pinch the tire and carefully > examine the entire circumference. I typically start at the valve stem and > go all the way around. Have a pick or small tweezers handy to pick out any > of the shards or other debris embedded. A powerful headlamp helps too. > > Good luck, > > Jeff > > On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 7:59:17 AM UTC+2 Matthew Williams wrote: > >> As I was riding this evening, I saw shards of broken glass glittering in >> the beam of my headlight but I wasn’t able to swerve out of the way. I >> heard a small pop as my front wheel ran over the glass, then a loud >> hiss-isss-isss-isss as the tube deflated and I rolled to a stop. >> >> “No problem,” I thought. “I’m only a block from home, and I can test the >> patch kit I’ve been carrying.” At home, I removed the wheel and unmounted >> the tire. The hole in the tube was about seven millimeters wide and I’d >> already patched the tube twice, so I installed a new tube—but when I >> remounted it and pumped up the tire, I saw the new tube was poking through >> the hole in the tire! >> >> On a car, a tire shop could simply install a patch on the inside of the >> tire, but I’m wondering if the damage to the tire is too extensive to >> repair. The tires (Panaracer Gravelking SKs) are nearly new and have fewer >> than 100 miles on them—they still have the little “new tire hairs” and that >> white waxy stuff. >> >> What’s the wisdom on this sort of tire damage? Can the tire be >> patched—and if so, how? Or, do I need a new tire? >> >> As always, your wisdom, advice, and experience are greatly appreciated. >> >> [image: IMG_3219.jpg][image: IMG_3217.jpg] >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b8899353-fab8-43e4-b195-ab84f3963360n%40googlegroups.com.
