You should be OK unless it was a large cut. Schwalbes have very strong sidewalls. Other tires, like some Contis, don't. I've had several Continental tires literally tear themselves apart when they got small nicks in the sidewalls.
--Eric Sent from my iPad On Apr 29, 2010, at 8:59 PM, Michael Shaljian <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had the misfortune of catching a small nail in my rear 700 X 33 > Schwalbe Marathon Supreme today, and I was wondering if it's possible > to safely ride on this for a good long while with a tube patch over > the puncture. I've switched on my pair of Jack Brown's, but I'm > wondering if the $65 tire can be safely salvaged for a while. > > I put air in it and the pressure didn't seem to change after an hour. > So I'm basically wondering if the tiny hole in the tread would serve > as a weak spot that would get worse and worse, or could this be sorta > like a car tire where a repair is safe for a long time, rather than > replacement. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
