Big **** off screw in rear tyre
 

Grrrrrrrrrr! Was a quick run over to my mate's house, just pulled into my street and I hear a funny noise, got off to find there's a dirty great screw in my rear wheel. That'll be more money down the drain then :cry:

Dunno what I'm best doing, repairing or getting new tyre. The tyre still has some life left, don't know how much though. Some days the thing just feels like a money pit :cry:

Get a second hand one off ebay. Only slightly used. Pay about half the money for a new one and it's already scrubbed in. Bikerite charged me £15 for the time my rear went flat. :(

Thanks instigator. Dunno what's best though, also got a new BT020 front spare that I was going to put on but need a matching rear. Buying part-worns off ebay seems to be a bit of a false economy sometimes too, sometimes they go for 3/4 of new price!

Looks like that's the egg run out the window too :(

not so good mate :roll:

I would say bit the bullet and buy a new one

I wouldnt repair it

If you cannae find a cheap one on ebay best to go to that bike garage in crief...the tyre chaning place...probably the cheapest about and some nice roads there and back. ;)

I've got a back wheel with a fairly used 020 on it here... Bit square, it is. If you can get it off my spare wheel without hurting the rims you're welcome to it, I was just goign to burnout it to death if I'm honest. Or, if you've got a silver wheel in good nick on yours we could just swap 'em...

Thanks Northy, you're always offering to help in a bind :thumbsup:

Would probably be just as well getting this repaired though, will measure to see what type of tread's left before deciding though.

go see Craig @ crieff

Tel 01764 655904
Mob 07889 405501
Strathearn Tyres
The Turret
Burrell Street
Crieff
PH7 4DG

Very friendly guys, top quality work and knows a fare few of the SV boys by now......

Thanks Bud, dunno how I'd get to Crieff though (bugger 4 wheel journeys)!

Spoke to a place in Glasgow today and they said it couldn't be repaired due to the speed rating - is that right?

Looks like that trip over to my mates could've cost me £100 :x

You can patch a Z rated tyre no problem... Depending on where the hole is. But not all dealers do it, which is fair enough.