Fixing a puncture!

[Dick B "Yewie"]

On our recent tour of Tassie the West Coast road somewhere between Queenstown and Rosebery presented us with a slightly used self-tapping screw embedded in our near new Michelin RP P3 front tyre (great tyres by the way, wouldn't use anything else). I decided to extract the screw and attempt a repair using a "worm" plug and my little "Slime" compressor. I cannot speak highly enough of both. The plug held and got us back across Bass Straight and all the way to Sydney (I still intend to replace it though just to be on the safe side) and the little "Slime"compressor was one of the best investments I have ever made. I have seen negative comments at times so I thought I would declare myself as a fan of both.
Dick B     

[Dick B "Yewie"]

Hi Kev,
It was one of those sticky flexible types.
Cheers
Dick B

[saaz]

I haven't had to use the worms in anger on the bike (I have in car tyres a few times, and they can last for thousands of kms), but I have tested the slime pump a few times to make sure it works.  I use it every once in a while to make sure it is working.

[Carsten]

Hi Dick,
Did you get the tyre fixed or replaced?  I had a gash in the rear tyre in roughly the same spot and  my local mechanic said that if it had of been a puncture he legally cant repair it.  It has to be the top part of the tyre to repair and not the wall.

[saaz]

The tomcat looks very similar. I would not be surprised that underneath it is exactly the same.

[Dick B "Yewie"]

Hi Carsten,
The offending tyre is still on the bike with the original repair plug still in place and inflated. I am however planning to replace in the near future and I will never fully trust it. Didn't try to have it repaired.
Cheers
Dick B

[Dick B "Yewie"]

This is the Slime unit Kev  [urlhttp://slime.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=14][/url] Similar size to the Tomcat but no pressure gauge and about twice the price!!.
Cheers Dick B

[saaz]

Mine is the compressor with light and guage. Bought a few from the US, about $15 each from memory

[Dan]

Personally, I would plug the tyre 'properly' from the inside with a mushroom patch and carry on with it.  I've used a rear tyre with a mushroom patch on a track day before with no bother, and had 2 of them in another tyre.  But that's just me.

[Dan]

Personally, I would plug the tyre 'properly' from the inside with a mushroom patch and carry on with it.  I've used a rear tyre with a mushroom patch on a track day before with no bother, and had 2 of them in another tyre.  But that's just me.

If they tyre was nearly finished anyway, then I'd just replace it.

[Tackleberry]

Personally, I would plug the tyre 'properly' from the inside with a mushroom patch and carry on with it.  I've used a rear tyre with a mushroom patch on a track day before with no bother, and had 2 of them in another tyre.  But that's just me.

 
Did a trip with a stop-n-go mushroom patch on my Avon Storm II Ultra (rear tyre) of about 6000km and never had a problem after the install.  Eventually replaced it a couple of weeks after I got home when I though the tyre was getting worn down a little. 

http://www.stopngo.com/products/TUBELESS-PUNCTURE-PILOT.html