Subject: RE: flat tire / hole in tire - questionDepends. For an emergency ride home, the power bar wrapper / folded 1$ bill / duct tape will hold the tube in and works well. But, you shouldn't use a boot as a permanent solution and should replace that tire. You have a weak point in the casing and it'll only get worse. Is the cost of a tire worth the cost of a blowout downhill at 40mph? Not to me.
If the tube bulges w/o a boot on the hole, throw out the tire or use it as a trainer one. |