[RBW] Re: Repairing a puncture in Schwalbe Marathons

2010-05-01 Thread MichaelH
I did the same thing on a nail hole in a pasella, except I only used duct tape; it worked fine. After all you are only trying to keep the slit from spreading; not hold air like a tube. Michael On Apr 30, 7:51 am, Michael Shaljian wrote: > I should have stated more clearly that I actually put the

[RBW] Re: Repairing a puncture in Schwalbe Marathons

2010-05-01 Thread rperks
Once I cut a corner too tight heading in the exit of a pakring lot at night, caught one of those do not back up tire damage will result things with the back tire. Let me tell you the sign does not lie. I was lucky to catch it with the tread of the tire, and minimal rim damage. Also lucky that I

Re: [RBW] Re: Repairing a puncture in Schwalbe Marathons

2010-04-30 Thread CycloFiend
on 4/30/10 4:51 AM, Michael Shaljian at mikeshalj...@gmail.com wrote: > > I should have stated more clearly that I actually put the tube patch > over the hole from the inside of the tire. At the time (and now) it > did seem like it would be just a temporary fix. I've briefly looked > into this za

Re: [RBW] Re: Repairing a puncture in Schwalbe Marathons

2010-04-30 Thread andrew hill
i've dabbed in some "liquid nails" and had good results plugging holes with that.. the benefit of LN is that it dries and stays somewhat flexible - but you cannot use the tire for 3-4 days while it's fully curing or it'll just crack. you can always use the ol' dollar bill trick - wrap the tube o

[RBW] Re: Repairing a puncture in Schwalbe Marathons

2010-04-30 Thread Bill M.
If the tread is all there (no chunks missing), I've used a dab of cyanoacrylate glue to close up the tread and a boot/patch inside the tire with no problems. As Jim said, watch for bulges. Bill On Apr 30, 4:51 am, Michael Shaljian wrote: > I should have stated more clearly that I actually put t

[RBW] Re: Repairing a puncture in Schwalbe Marathons

2010-04-30 Thread Michael Shaljian
I should have stated more clearly that I actually put the tube patch over the hole from the inside of the tire. At the time (and now) it did seem like it would be just a temporary fix. I've briefly looked into this zap-a-gap stuff, do you just put a few drops of it in from the inside and outside a