Long story short, I ventured out to do my first metric century and landed up with a small sidewall cut on an otherwise flawless, low mileage Conti 4000s.
Thankfully, while the tub did bulge out the 1-1.5mm side hole a bit, it didn't pop. It noticed it around mile 23 and managed to limp the bike to a friends house around mile 35. There I simply put a piece of black gorilla duct tape on it and it was good to go for the rest of the ride.
My question is...can I take the tire off, patch the inside and ride it? The sidewall cut is small and the actual breach is very small.
....or...should I chuck the tire and get a new one?
Thanks!
Thankfully, while the tub did bulge out the 1-1.5mm side hole a bit, it didn't pop. It noticed it around mile 23 and managed to limp the bike to a friends house around mile 35. There I simply put a piece of black gorilla duct tape on it and it was good to go for the rest of the ride.
My question is...can I take the tire off, patch the inside and ride it? The sidewall cut is small and the actual breach is very small.
....or...should I chuck the tire and get a new one?
Thanks!