Would you repair a tyre?

I was looking over the bike yesterday and spotted a bir of metal embedded in the rear tyre, not a nail, more like a shard or swarf.

I pulled it out and it initially looked like it had made a hole, no air so its not punctured. I thought I could see a cord, but now im not so sure, its difficult to open the cut up.



Having had a bit of a play with a tread depth gauge, the tread even in the middle is 4.5mm deep, edges are 5mm and the bottom of the cut seems to be 5.25-5.5 (ish) its a maxxis Supermaxx

Should I:
1) Man up and not worry about it, its a mere flesh wound
2) Get a tyre place to whack a plug in
3) Suck it up and replace a practically unworn tyre?

If the choice is to replace then would a maxxis supermaxx presa (proper sport) work ok on the rear with the current supermax m6029 sports tourer?

cheers

[mattSV]

If it is not leaking air then I would leave as is and forget about it. No point getting it repaired as there is nothing to repair (i.e. no hole right through).

That won't stop you being paranoid and having to stop and check it every few miles though

i would change it is it worth a blow out on the motorway!!

[Stu]

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It may puncture but there's no high explosives in it for it to blow up!

Just watch out for your steering to feel funny - that indicates wrong pressure - it's really strange how you feel it at the front even if it's the back
Could be worth getting a puncture repair kit so you can fix it yourself if it goes - actually scratch that. It's a good idea to have a puncture repair kit anyway.

No reason IMO that that won't last the life of the tyre if it's not leaking now.

just take it to a tyre shop they will tell you if its safe or not

I will do tomorrow. The wife popped in to the local bike shop and asked him, initial reaction was fit a new tyre but I think it might be cos he didn't see it.

Guess I'm slightly paranoid. If it was the cage I have no problems leavng it.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Damian

just take it to a tyre shop they will tell you if its safe or not

Yeah right
choice 1 - they can make themselves liable
choice 2 - they can sell you a new tyre.

Does anyone see a slight conflict here?

Im thinking I might just ride it and see what happens. Run it until it starts to get warmer and then get a set of Presas for it

get the anti puncture liquid to be safe ,not the foam stuff the liquid its about a tenner but worth it

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/produc...pcode=USLUSEAL
like that stuff