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Old 03-02-05, 08:16 PM   #2
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Default Re: Nail in back tyre

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Originally Posted by enzyme
Hi ,

was riding back from work today when a fellow biker pulled up beside me and told me I had a nail in my back wheel. Dont know how the guy saw it , must have had the most amazing eye sight but he was correct, right in the middle of the tyre I have what looks like a small stud , the end of a nail or screw which has gone right in .

Which I guess leads me to the worrying issue of exactly how long have I been riding around with this in . Anyone got any advice on what to do - needless to say I rode home very slowly but am not sure what to do now. The tyres are the ones you get with a K4 and have done about 2000k, I was thinking of getting new tyres in Summer but is it safe to ride around like this?

Any thoughts would be welcome. Thanks.
No, it is most definitely not safe to rde around like that!

I would ditch the god-awful Dunlops any way and get anything else! (you can't get much worse!!)

Otherwise, if you take the tyre to a bike tyre dealer, they may be able to remove & repair the tyre. It does depend however, on exactly where the nail is on the tyre!

HTH
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