Re: [St] new owner, tire repair vs. replacement on a st?

[Paul Traina <pst@xxxxxxx>]

Yes, the nail had gone in straight, but when we pulled it, we saw that  
it had been bent at a 45 degree angle.  When we pulled the tire to put  
the patch/plug in place, we saw that the tip of the nail had  
apparently been scraping away at the rubber on the inside of the tire,  
we could see a bit of the belt showing from the inside.  That was a  
clear no-go in both our opinions, safe enough to patch and ferry, but  
certainly not a tire that I'd want to rely on for the next couple of  
years.

We plugged it, and I ferried the bike home at slow speeds.  When the  
tire comes in, I'll lunk it back down and put the new tire on.  Then I  
get the fun of breaking in a new tire.

On Jan 17, 2008, at 4:03 PM, BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx wrote:

> In a message dated 18/01/2008 10:51:16 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time,
> pst@xxxxxxx writes:
>
>
>> "scraped the inside of
>> the tire"
>>
>> CAn you explain what this means? Are you saying the nail did some  
>> more
>> significant damage after the initial puncture?
>
>
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