I got nailed (tyre)
Greeted with a flat tyre this am :cry:
This is evidently why http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...g?t=1183459703 That is a 'biggy'!!! :shock: As you can see, tyre had loads of life left too :( I think it is a nail ... might be a bit of random copper ... I just pumped it up again for now and rode on it anyway ... jobs a gooden!! :D Tempted just to leave it in there and just pump the tyre up every now and then!! :D |
Re: I got nailed (tyre)
May cause an issue. I will get it fixed myself. It's a bit close to the edge but better to get it fixed then ride with a nail in.
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Re: I got nailed (tyre)
Happened to me too last week...went out to the bike, got 20 yards down the street and began to wonder why I was weaving everywhere. Nail right in the middle of my 1.5k old Pilot Road 2. Doh! That was another £120 down the drain then, annoying as hell.
I too pumped it up to get to a tyre place though, seemed to hold fine for the 20 miles I had to go. |
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Did you consider getting it plugged?? |
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Yeah I did, and that was the first thing I asked about, the 'proper' mushroom plug thing. Spoke to a couple of different places though, and they all said that it was illegal on a ZR rated tyre and therefore they wouldn't/couldn't do it.
Was I spun a yarn? Hope not because both places were big franchised dealerships so I'll be writing to complain if they were pulling a fast one. |
Re: I got nailed (tyre)
I have ZR's plugged all the time. Like I said it may be a bit close to the edge but I'm sure you could find a place to do it. Try a smaller place.
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Re: I got nailed (tyre)
Perfect start to my day today...
As I'm coming up the hill to where I park the bike by work, I rolled over something in the road I hadn't registered on, bike wiggled a little and I hear a muffled "pop." Immediate thoughts "Oh s**t." Pulled the bike over where I park, got off "hiisssssss." For ****'s sake!! Another couple of weeks old tyre flat as a pancake! Luckily about a month ago, I had the same thing happen to a Z6 rear tyre that was only 2 weeks old. I'm hoping it's been returned from Metzler all nice & repaired (the tyre place sent it for repairs FOC). If it has, it'll only cost me £20 or so to get it sorted this time round. |
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I got one plugged recently, luckily right in the centre of the tread. I don't think any tyre manufacturers recommend plugging punctures but if it's near the centre of the tread I don't see a problem.
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Why is it more dangerous towards the edge?
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My idea of how to fix it I put down in a post, but it was deleted off here by the powers that be as it was considered dangerous :smt088 Needless to say I have concocted my own way to rectify the problem myself which I am gonna give a try :) ... I evidently just can't tell you about it coz it is not an 'accepted' method!! :smt005 |
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