Tyre split repair/bodge

[jayonabike]

I had a puncture Wednesday which meant I had to buy a new tyre, a Conti 4 seasons. Rode on it yesterday and today and got another visit 2 miles from home earlier. It was a big piece of glass and slashed right through the middle of the tyre

I don't really want to pay out for a new tyre unless I have to, so I've stuck a couple of patches on the inside of the tyre

And superglued the outside

Will this work, or just put it down to Sod's law and buy a new tyre?

 

[Dragonwight]

Done a good job there.

 

[ianrauk]

Looks good Jay.
I usually put patches on the inside of tyres if they get a hole like that.

 

[jayonabike]

O.k thanks.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I would use rubber punchure cement over super glue as its flexible.

 

[Ern1e]

Thats a none bad job there sir ! we used to do emergency repairs (but on a much larger scale) to site vehicles but i would have used a section of your old tyre's sidewall and glued that in place of the patches then just sand down the edges a little,the side wall fabric IMO is stronger than just a rubber patch.It reminded me of a job I once did for my late Father in law ( a tight Lancashire hill farmer) in which I bolted yes bolted a section of tractor side wall inside another to keep it going ! which it still is 5 yrs later so I think you should be just fine with yours just check on it now and again lol.

 

[Biker Joe]

Nice job you did there. Superglue bonds rubber very well.
You just need to keep an eye on the cut to make sure it doesn't open up. From past experience superglued cuts last very well.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I have had to do something similar to my tyres today (though mine are much older and wearing out after 4,000 miles). I found some rubber sole glue (designed for shoe repairs) and have used that to patch my tyres on the outside. I like your idea for the inner. Self adhesive patches get used everywhere in this household from groundsheet repairs for the tent footprint to my cycling waterproof where some barbed wire penetrated it at a seam!

 

[cyberknight]

I patch the inside of tyres as well

I have had to do something similar to my tyres today (though mine are much older and wearing out after 4,000 miles). I found some rubber sole glue (designed for shoe repairs) and have used that to patch my tyres on the outside. I like your idea for the inner. Self adhesive patches get used everywhere in this household from groundsheet repairs for the tent footprint to my cycling waterproof where some barbed wire penetrated it at a seam!

Does the sole glue work better than superglue at sealing the hole ? i find superglue is ok but leaves a hard surface on top of the hole .

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I patch the inside of tyres as well

Does the sole glue work better than superglue at sealing the hole ? i find superglue is ok but leaves a hard surface on top of the hole .

I'll let you know tomorrow morning but I was working on the grounds that the glue is designed for rubber and to be flexible and only filled the holes. I applied it with the edge of a none sharp knife so could not leave glue anywhere other than in the hole. so far it has not left that hard coating you get on your fingers when you get super glue on them which is what I was after... but it does not set immediately and needs to be dry for 12 hours which is fine because I have wrangled the bike being in the house overnight!

 

[Darren Gregory]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but how did this work long term? I have had a similar issues today which can be seen on this thread. The cuts look similar to mine.

 

[Ajax Bay]

i would have used a section of your old tyre's sidewall and glued that in place of the patches then just sand down the edges a little,the side wall fabric IMO is stronger than just a rubber patch.

Plus one to @Ern1e 's advice for the inside of the tyre. Simple inner patch on inside of tyre is quite thin and will likely fail if a 'sharp' does manage to find the weakness of the previous incision.