Arrgggh! New tyre split on first ride :(

[fossyant]

As for a tyre boot, got any duct (duck) tape, make yourself a patch about 4 layers thick. This will work great as a boot. You want strong and flexible. Some plastic is a bit too sharp on the edges and will puncture a tube.

 

[Globalti]

If Africans can do it, so can you:

 

[RedRider]

I managed 30 miles home using the folded paper instructions from a puncture repair kit as a boot earlier this year. Luckily it wasn't raining!

 

[jefmcg]

I've used a fiver as a tyre boot.

Slightly grubby but still legal tender afterwards.

 

[MetalPig]

I carry one of these.
http://www.parktool.com/product/emergency-tire-boot-tb-2
Haven't had to use it yet, and it's not a permanent repair, but it's probably safer than grass.

I've just ordered a pack of these, only 4 quid so might as well. Working on the basis that if i have some emergency repair tackle with me at all times.... then the emergency won't happen, right?

 

[Fifelad]

Bad luck they are good tyres

 

[Arjimlad]

Lezyne patch kits include a tyre boot as well..

This sort of event is one reason why I've never spent more than £20 on a tyre. OK they might not last as long but it's all a game of chance.

 

[Bodhbh]

I carry one of these.
http://www.parktool.com/product/emergency-tire-boot-tb-2
Haven't had to use it yet, and it's not a permanent repair, but it's probably safer than grass.

They are definately not a permanent repair. I used one, left it in, and it split in half after several weeks..i'm not sure on the milage. Be warned!

 

[Jenkins]

Similar thing happened to me, thankfully on an old(ish) GP4000S about 25 miles from home. Had to tear the ruined tube apart to form a boot due to the size of the split.

To add to the problems, the spare tube had been in my seat pack for so long it also had a hole in it where the multi-tool had rubbed so that had to be fixed as well!

 

[HLaB]

Bad luck but FWIW i've had a few contis go that way (often in the first couple of rides too :-( ) I'm amazed I got home at the weekend just loosing 0.1mph when my front tyre blew and I got a rear p'ture about 12miles from home http://connect.garmin.com/activity/501998122. Booted the tyre with the blown innertube and cycled home on the slow p'ture.