I've heard of folks using sections of old tire with the bead trimmed off
for tire boots. Should be plenty tough, though maybe a bit extreme. Has
anyone here done this?
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I cut up some strips from a "race" number from a non-race community event
for booting. It's Tyvek-like stuff, beefier and thinner than currency, less
likely to rile the likes of the T-men (Tom?).
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 2:04:55 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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Wow...it's good you didn't get hurt - or worse yet, your bike get harmed
:).
I can't help but comment on your 'thank God for fenders' remark: I think
your fenders may have inadvertently contributed to the blowout, because
they concealed the tire from view and prevented you from noticing the
Thanks for the reminder! This is especially pertinent as a lot of us ride
with functional fenders, that obscure quick visual inspection of rear
tires. I know I've been occasionally surprised by how much my rear tires
have worn, although thankfully not to the extent you've experienced.
Before th
This post is indeed a good reminder. I know that even a quality, low
mileage tire with plenty of tread can suffer a nasty cut. For this reason,
I always carry boot material. Takes up no space, and glad you are in the
rare moment you need it.
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I don’t track milage. However, I rode the QB exclusively since putting on the
Steilacomb knobbies and have gotten 5 monthly of riding, averaging 15 miles per
day, totaling 2200ish miles and they still have some knobbie left. That
includes a sidewall slash I’ve been watching with curiosity that o
Patrick, funny, 2 young women on cheapish mountain bikes/hybrids stopped as
I was fiddling with the wheel and asked if they could help. One of them had
a backpack crammed Bobfull (or RBW-full) of kit, including bandages and
wheel truing stand. (Bandages, true; truing stand, not.) Alas, no boot, but
Well gee(a gentle ribbing) ... now you have a tire to make ALL the boots
you could ever need if you can "spare" ALL that extra room and ALL
that extra weight from one !
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Patrick, geez, talk about bad luck ... and good luck (and smarts) for
knowing how to do a good enough field repair to let you ride home.
This makes me pause a little to rethink max tire width & min clearances.
Admittedly, this is not a usual thing. But, for example, if you had
stuffed a tire
