Screwed

[Randy Grein]

Hmm. Biggest problem is damage to the carcass. Car tires flex mostly  
in one dimension being flat from sidewall to sidewall. Bike carcasses  
flex in 2 dimensions making a plug much harder to stay put and putting  
far more stress on cut cords. I have plugged them with good results  
but I'd feel better with a plug-patch combo. You COULD put a tube in  
it, but who has them anymore?

I had a failure last week - first front I've ever lost on the street.  
Expecting a screw I almost just put a plug in, but having spare  
takeoffs (Supercorsas) I just grabbed on to swap. Good thing - a steel  
cord had broken a couple of wires and punctured the inner layer.  
Apparently my 80 mile daily commute is a bit much, I've never seen a  
failure like that before.

Randy Grein, WMRRA #41

On Jun 21, 2009, at 6:24 PM, Jake Meyer wrote:

> Street question:
>
> I rode over a screw apparently.  I was thinking motorcycle tires  
> aren't
> quite the same as car tires and I probably shouldn't just go ahead  
> and plug
> it up.  Since I'm still a n00b, I figured I would just get some  
> advice.  Am
> I correct in thinking that the tire is thinner (?) than a car tire,  
> and
> therefore (among other reasons such as smaller contact patch area)  
> more
> necessary to be replaced soon (or perhaps right away)?  I have been  
> around
> for a few street tire discussions on this mailing list - so that  
> question is
> already covered.  Thanks in advance, guys.
>
> Jake