[RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

Yes, yes it is. You do not need anything fancy. Cheap rubber patch kit and rubber cement. I am referring to the kinda kit you find in the gas station, not the ones with the orange edging or the green Slime brand ones. Just plane jane rubber patch kit. Cut patch to size, rubber cement onto patch

[RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

If you're using it tubeless, you can just stick a repair worm in there and you're back at it in a flash. I get those massive holes fairly often and the worms work every time. This is the one I use- https://www.rei.com/product/144726/lezyne-tubeless-patch-kit -Kai -- You received this

[RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

Absolutely. I've patched EL's with a glued in tire boot from the inside (or a patch from the inside, as someone already mentioned) and run them the full life of the tire without issue. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

[RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

I put a cut in a Marathon 700x35mm tire while touring in Central America. The tire had just been brought to me by someone visiting from the US and had no more than 100 miles on it. I was most frustrated, as good 700 tires where effectively impossible to come by. I booted with a worn out Pasela

[RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

If you have (or can lay your hands on) a worn out tire, cut a fair sized piece of casing from it and glue it to the inside of the tire with contact cement. Should be fine with a tube. Regarding tubeless I’m ignorant but it might work fine that way too as long as the doner tire is tubeless

Re: [RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

You could put a tube patch on the inside of the tire itself. Park Tool makes a large, self-adhesive patch specifically for this purpose: https://www.parktool.com/product/emergency-tire-boot-tb-2 You could also try a layer or two of

Re: [RBW] Is this Compass tire usable?

I’m not a tire expert but I do have Compass tires on 4 bikes and run 28 c tubies on the fifth. If it was me I doubt I’d run it. But let me say that I had a very similar tire destruction running Marathon Supremes commuting through the SE warehouse district in Portland. It lead me to adopt really