Stuffing a tyre with grass.

[Ming the Merciless]

How do you stop the stuff falling out as you pack the other half of the tyre?

Lay wheel down flat

 

[slowmotion]

Lay wheel down flat

So all of it falls out?

 

[slowmotion]

You partially mount the tyre then push the grass in and firm it down with a Park Tool Grass Tamper. It's a bit pricey, but best to use the right tools for the job.

I think that bananas might be a better bet. They follow the curve of the tyre and you don't have to worry about them turning into mush in your pocket.

 

[Oldhippy]

Lay the bike down run a tyre lever around one wheel rim and stuff the grass in pressing the tyre back on the rim as you go. Use a tyre with spoke hook to stop tyre popping off as you go round. You can even leave the wheel on the bike.

 

[slowmotion]

Lay the bike down run a tyre lever around one wheel rim and stuff the grass in pressing the tyre back on the rim as you go. Use a tyre with spoke hook to stop tyre popping off as you go round. You can even leave the wheel on the bike.

Do you finish off with a strimmer to neaten up the stray bits?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

So all of it falls out?

One side of tyre bead is mounted , so it can’t fall out.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Thinking about it if you had enough bananas they could be used to stuff your tyres.

or jelly babies

 

[tyred]

Old newspapers would work better.

One good use for the Daily Mail

 

[fossyant]

4 pages and has no-one suggested using an inner tube

 

[C R]

4 pages and has no-one suggested using an inner tube

Actually, @GuyBoden did upthread:

I find it much easier to bring a few spare innertubes on every ride.

 

[fossyant]

Actually, @GuyBoden did upthread:

Ha ha, missed that. Can I suggest old socks ?

 

[C R]

Ha ha, missed that. Can I suggest old socks ?

Or old padded shorts, finally an environmentally friendly way to deal with cycling clothes that have reached end of life.

 

[Punkawallah]

Do I get the impression people are not taking this thread seriously?

Anyhoo, I propose bubble wrap - if only for the sound effects as you ride home.

 

[newfhouse]

I wonder if in a prison bike workshop the inmates have ever stuffed a grass with tyres?

 

[Robin Banx]

My son had a puncture and I put in the spare inner tube for him at the road side, but we couldn't get it to inflate. Closer inspection revealed it had a large split in it. I had heard of the stuffing grass bodge, but hit upon the idea of using the latex surgical gloves - always carried for impromptu mechanicals - to knot tightly at each end of the split.
Not only did it manage to get us home, but I went onto a month of nights, forgetting about his tyre, and he rode the bike all month!