After-a-puncture question

A tiny splinter of glass penetrated tire and tube last week. Fortunately I
knew enough to go looking for it before I fixed the flat. Just to be safe, I
made a boot from a dollar bill.

Now that the tire is back on and the new tube is inflated, I cannot find the
puncture.

So my question is, Should I replace this tire before my next big ride? Or is
a small puncture like this one functionally insignificant?

In article Y70ag.5410$cu4.604@trndny09, says...
A tiny splinter of glass penetrated tire and tube last week. Fortunately I
knew enough to go looking for it before I fixed the flat. Just to be safe, I
made a boot from a dollar bill.

Now that the tire is back on and the new tube is inflated, I cannot find the
puncture.

So my question is, Should I replace this tire before my next big ride? Or is
a small puncture like this one functionally insignificant?

Completely insignificant in a tire.


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OughtFour wrote:

A tiny splinter of glass penetrated tire and tube last week. Fortunately I
knew enough to go looking for it before I fixed the flat. Just to be safe, I
made a boot from a dollar bill.

Now that the tire is back on and the new tube is inflated, I cannot find the
puncture.

So my question is, Should I replace this tire before my next big ride? Or is
a small puncture like this one functionally insignificant?


As long as you removed that piece of glass.

What about the dollar bill? Are you leaving it there for a rainy day?

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Chuck Anderson wrote:
What about the dollar bill? Are you leaving it there for a rainy day?

It was a rainy day when I got the flat. But seriously, I have a gimpy hand
and it is not worth the effort of taking off the tire for a buck.

At the rate I go through tubes it will be in hand soon enought anyway.

In article SU2ag.4604$Fi6.3121@trndny03, says...
Chuck Anderson wrote:
What about the dollar bill? Are you leaving it there for a rainy day?

It was a rainy day when I got the flat. But seriously, I have a gimpy hand
and it is not worth the effort of taking off the tire for a buck.

At the rate I go through tubes it will be in hand soon enought anyway.

Next time you might think about using a piece of rubber, or something
else with a bit more stretch than a dollar bill. I once used a piece of
duct tape to boot a tire, albeit with a much larger puncture than yours,
and the flexing or the tire tore a hole through the duct tape and let
sand into the tire (puncturing the tube again) after 20 or 30 miles.

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Imagine that you are out for a ride, have a flat, and find that the
only thing you have is a twenty. So you go ahead and use the twenty
for a boot. Getting back to home, you contemplate the effort required
to remove the twenty and figure you might as well leave it in the tire
until you need to replace it or have another flat. The big question is
how long can you leave the twenty in the tire and still expect to be
able to spend it when you finally pull it out? Does anyone have any
first hand experience?

Denis K

Denis K wrote:
Imagine that you are out for a ride, have a flat, and find that the
only thing you have is a twenty. So you go ahead and use the twenty
for a boot. Getting back to home, you contemplate the effort required
to remove the twenty and figure you might as well leave it in the tire
until you need to replace it or have another flat. The big question is
how long can you leave the twenty in the tire and still expect to be
able to spend it when you finally pull it out? Does anyone have any
first hand experience?

For a twenty, I'd change it this afternoon.

But my wife tells me I'm cheap.

Pat

Denis K wrote:
Imagine that you are out for a ride, have a flat, and find that the
only thing you have is a twenty. So you go ahead and use the twenty
for a boot. Getting back to home, you contemplate the effort required
to remove the twenty and figure you might as well leave it in the tire
until you need to replace it or have another flat. The big question is
how long can you leave the twenty in the tire and still expect to be
able to spend it when you finally pull it out? Does anyone have any
first hand experience?

For a twenty, I'd change it this afternoon.

But my wife tells me I'm cheap.

Pat

You say that like it's a bad thing....

Pat in TX wrote:
Denis K wrote:
Imagine that you are out for a ride, have a flat, and find that the
only thing you have is a twenty. So you go ahead and use the twenty
for a boot. Getting back to home, you contemplate the effort required
to remove the twenty and figure you might as well leave it in the tire
until you need to replace it or have another flat. The big question is
how long can you leave the twenty in the tire and still expect to be
able to spend it when you finally pull it out? Does anyone have any
first hand experience?

For a twenty, I'd change it this afternoon.

But my wife tells me I'm cheap.

Pat

You say that like it's a bad thing....

It is...if you're his wife. :O

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