[Fricadelle]

Hello

My front Forekaster took a relatively important cut recently:

The Stan's sealant did his job and now it looks like there is a chewing-gum coming out of my tire. Some liquid occasionally oozes away. But I don't seem to loose too much air and I can ride with no problem. Also I noticed the tire itself is now slightly "out of true" (my wheel is not the issue).

I'm pretty new to tubeless technology and figured I'd just ride it like that until the end of the season. Do I need to do something else? Or replace the tire ASAP?

Actually I took a cut in the rear (Forekaster) not long before and it makes me think that either I had no luck or the Forekasters are rather fragiles (if you have a similar opinion and know of a similar tire just a bit more robust, let me know...)

thanks

 

[shadowsports]

Not trying to be funny here. Your tires are the only thing between you and the ground. Replace it.

Or ride it, have it blow and risk damage, personal injury or a long walk back home.. Its a 120TPI tire. You had bad luck, it happens. Just put a new tire on.

 

[PTCbiker]

I have a plug, believe the brand is Stans. Basically it’s a piece of fabric on a poker tool that you jam into the cut. I’ve never used it and don’t know if it’s intended to get you back to the trailhead or you can use the tire going forward. The one cut Tire I’ve had was on a side block and I replaced the tire.

 

[DrDon]

You can patch it. It’s not hard to do. I’ve done it plenty of times. If you’re strapped for cash, even side walls can be repaired.

You can try a plug. Sometimes they last a long time.

Forkasters are fragile to me but not to others. Could be bad luck. Previously fast and light were important to me. I made plenty of repairs. On tamer trails I personally would run 2.4 EXO Dissector/Rekon.

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[davez26]

I've used these to repair tires with success.
They say Emergency, but if you get good adhesion, the patch will keep the threads from separating, and GTG.
I am a caveman with tubes, but just throwing this in.

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[acer66]

I have not patched a mtb tire but a lot of car tires so I do not know why it should not work with mtb tires.

 

[JonF1]

That is a fairly easy repair. What you want to to specifically to permanently and safely patch this is to use a fiber-reinforced, vulcanizing tire patch that will permanently bond and seal the hole for good. The reinforced patch has nylon or some other sort of fibers to add strength to the patch and the self vulcanizing property ensures it will not and join with the tire to make the strongest repair possible. I patched a similar EXO Rekon with a similar puncture and no issues thereafter.

These Rema kits are fairly common, see if you can find a vendor in your country that stock them. You will need to make sure the inside of the tire at the puncture site is completely clean, then follow the directions for patching. The most important step for proper bonding is the glue application procedure so make sure you pay attention there.

506 0160 Tubeless Bicycle Tire Rep Kit TT 13 | REMA TIP TOP

REMA TIP TOP’s Tubeless Bicycle repair kit, seals the puncture, prevents tearing damage and reinforces the tire at the point of injury. Now with REMAXX Bike Mounting gel.

www.rematiptop.com

 

[acer66]

That is a fairly easy repair. What you want to to specifically to permanently and safely patch this is to use a fiber-reinforced, vulcanizing tire patch that will permanently bond and seal the hole for good. The reinforced patch has nylon or some other sort of fibers to add strength to the patch and the self vulcanizing property ensures it will not and join with the tire to make the strongest repair possible. I patched a similar EXO Rekon with a similar puncture and no issues thereafter.

These Rema kits are fairly common, see if you can find a vendor in your country that stock them. You will need to make sure the inside of the tire at the puncture site is completely clean, then follow the directions for patching. The most important step for proper bonding is the glue application procedure so make sure you pay attention there.

506 0160 Tubeless Bicycle Tire Rep Kit TT 13 | REMA TIP TOP

REMA TIP TOP’s Tubeless Bicycle repair kit, seals the puncture, prevents tearing damage and reinforces the tire at the point of injury. Now with REMAXX Bike Mounting gel.

www.rematiptop.com

Wow, rematiptop is still around.
Man I do not not how many inner tubes I fixed with their kits over the decades.

 

[Chuck Johnson]

...Replace it.
Or ride it, have it blow and risk damage, personal injury or a long walk back home..

It just needs a "bacon strip" plug. The tire won't "blow" with a small hole in that location.

 

[EatsDirt]

Not trying to be funny here. Your tires are the only thing between you and the ground. Replace it.

Or ride it, have it blow and risk damage, personal injury or a long walk back home.. Its a 120TPI tire. You had bad luck, it happens. Just put a new tire on.

You a tire salesman by chance?

OP- use a bacon strip. Even better... coat the bacon strip in Shoe Goo (goop, E6000, etc) before installing and put a dollop of it around the plug on both exterior and interior of tire.

It'll outlast the tire.

 

[shadowsports]

You a tire salesman by chance?

Network engineer. People like me are carrying the country paying for people's covid stimulus checks. The other benefit is being able to afford a new tire when one gets a ripped or punctured. Can patching work, sure. $73 is a little more than a tank of gas here in CA. I wouldn't miss it. Blessed, yes I am. Deciding to pursue a career in a field considered "essential" has helped too.

 

[Chuck Johnson]

^^Inflated sense of self importance much?

 

[shadowsports]

Nope. Regular person. Lucky to have a good job. No better or worse than anyone else. I'm no one special.

I said in my original reply. Patch it, ride it and hope.

 

[EatsDirt]

Network engineer. People like me are carrying the country paying for people's covid stimulus checks. The other benefit is being able to afford a new tire when one gets a ripped or punctured. Can patching work, sure. $73 is a little more than a tank of gas here in CA. I wouldn't miss it. Blessed, yes I am. Deciding to pursue a career in a field considered "essential" has helped too.

Since you're so philanthropic, perhaps you could learn when to patch/plug tires so as to not be lazy and wasteful... then donate that $73 to a good cause.

Reminds me of that AMERICA F*#K YEAH! vid.

 

[slimat99]

That tire has a lot of life left. Patch it with a vulcanizing tube patch kit on the inside.

 

[shadowsports]

Since you're so philanthropic, perhaps you could learn when to patch/plug tires so as to not be lazy and wasteful... then donate that $73 to a good cause.

Reminds me of that AMERICA F*#K YEAH! vid.

I do donate to causes. Both in my time and $$. I try to help when I can. I recycle and buy refurbished. I'm not green, and don't drive a Tesla. I use plastic utensils sometimes, but do try to do my part. I've patched many tires, and got some life out of them, but in the end, a new tire is usually best. I also don't need a blow out when I'm on the freeway or trail. None of us plan to get a flat or puncture, sometimes it just happens.

 

[slimat99]

Network engineer. People like me are carrying the country paying for people's covid stimulus checks. The other benefit is being able to afford a new tire when one gets a ripped or punctured. Can patching work, sure. $73 is a little more than a tank of gas here in CA. I wouldn't miss it. Blessed, yes I am. Deciding to pursue a career in a field considered "essential" has helped too.

And we wonder why there's a garbage patch the size of Texas in the Pacific Ocean. Tossing a tire with 95% tread over a small top casing puncture is beyond wasteful. Having the money to replace it without a care doesn't change that.

 

[shadowsports]

Yes. The world is not perfect. I'm sure however that my contribution to the global pollution problem is lower than most. Money has nothing to do with that. We are very careful about what goes down the drain, sewer and into the ocean.

 

[In2falling]

Take tire off clean inside by puncture and rough up little with sandpaper.
Place a tire plug through hole (DynaPlugs work great)
Then coat some Flex Seal paste on inside around puncture /over plug and let it dry
That should hold fine for the life of the tire.

Dynaplug® Tubeless Tire Puncture Repair Tools and Accessories

www.dynaplug.com

 

[Grodyman]

Some of you need to relax. The poster suggested to get a new tire and you jump all over him and start preaching, because you live a perfect life. Some idiot even suggested that that poster is responsible for trash in the pacific ocean, as if we dump residential garbage in the ocean somehow. It is not a sin to suggest that someone replace a tire that you feel has a lot of life left. If you think that is wasteful, great, but to come on here and blame this person for all the evils on the earth is a little much, but pretty typical with a particular group of people these days.

I would like to have say over all of your lives so that I can correct your behavior when you do something I disagree with, because after all, I'm always right and am more environmentally conscious than you, smarter than you, and all around just a better person and mountain biker.