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i got a nail in my tire.

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i got a nail in my tire i know i have to used a tire kit to repair it. but i dont have a pump i was thinking of going to the gas station where they got air pumps to use it after i repair it but is it safe for me to ride it with that nail or should i just repair it in my garage and get an air pump. can i get the air pump from canadian tire how much is it ?
 
if you cant fix it at the gas station, youll be stranded.

air pumps go on sale at crappy tire for $10 to $20
 
How much pressure is in the tire still? I rode for a week or so with a nail in my front tire before getting the tire replaced. It was in deep but held air. If its holding pressure I would take it up... but as frekeyguy said, getting a pump is better, cheap and lets you work from home rather then a gas station.
 
ya i was thinking of that too. im gonna go to canadian tire and get the kit and pump. the tires r brand new do u think it will hold if i repair it ?

frekeyguy said:
if you cant fix it at the gas station, youll be stranded.

air pumps go on sale at crappy tire for $10 to $20
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there is enough pressure in it i think but true as frekeyguy said i dont want to be stranded there. how do i know with the air pump once i fill it that its enough air in there?


wonderings said:
How much pressure is in the tire still? I rode for a week or so with a nail in my front tire before getting the tire replaced. It was in deep but held air. If its holding pressure I would take it up... but as frekeyguy said, getting a pump is better, cheap and lets you work from home rather then a gas station.
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If the nail is straight in and out its an easy repair with a tar string kit. You'll need a sharp knife to trim the end of the tar string off so take one of those along too.
 
Can you use a standard bicycle pump at home? Take a while but very cheap!
 
Just the basic kit that comes with tar strings and two tools, one is a reamer to rough up the hole a little, the other is the tar string insertion tool. Don't be shy with the reamer tool, the hole will take a bit of work to rough up a bit. Thread the tar string through the insertion tool, push the tool into the hole until most of the string is in then pull it out, the string should stay in the hole with a little protruding from the hole, trim that off flush to the tire. Inflate and check then ride.
 
great thanks i watched a couple of youtube videos and it looked like its doable. im just worried that it will come out but do u think i should put like other stuff on it like cement or watever to block it more?


jc100 said:
Just the basic kit that comes with tar strings and two tools, one is a reamer to rough up the hole a little, the other is the tar string insertion tool. Don't be shy with the reamer tool, the hole will take a bit of work to rough up a bit. Thread the tar string through the insertion tool, push the tool into the hole until most of the string is in then pull it out, the string should stay in the hole with a little protruding from the hole, trim that off flush to the tire. Inflate and check then ride.
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If the nail is near the center it should be ok.The closer it is to the edge the riskier the repair becomes.If it's right on the edge it generally considered unsafe to plug.Same goes if its through a belt.
 
Just plug it and be on your way. Check your pressures often to make sure the plug is sealing. Since you asked about knowing how much air you need, while you're buying the kit get a tire pressure guage, they're in the same section at Canadian Tire.

I plugged the tire on my bike but it was from a piece of exactoknife blade. Held for a while but started leaking again so I replugged but it continued to leak too much. I would have kept riding the tire with a slow leak and inflating it with my pump but it was leaking too much so I replaced the tire. You'll probably fare better with just a nail hole.
 
mimico_polak said:
Can you use a standard bicycle pump at home? Take a while but very cheap!
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I have a couple of bicycle pumps but i find every time i try to use them to top up my air that i leak more out than i get in lol. One is the screw on kind and the problem with that is while you are unscrewing it the air blasts out. It's hard to do it fast enough. And the other one i have is one that you just push on, but it leaks while you are trying to pump the air in. I always end up with the same, or less air than i had before i started with bike pumps. Maybe i just need a better one..
 
ya im worried about that not fitting perfectly im gonna just get an electric easy one


Johnny5 said:
I have a couple of bicycle pumps but i find every time i try to use them to top up my air that i leak more out than i get in lol. One is the screw on kind and the problem with that is while you are unscrewing it the air blasts out. It's hard to do it fast enough. And the other one i have is one that you just push on, but it leaks while you are trying to pump the air in. I always end up with the same, or less air than i had before i started with bike pumps. Maybe i just need a better one..
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hopefully i can find good ones thanks :)


overkill13 said:
Just plug it and be on your way. Check your pressures often to make sure the plug is sealing. Since you asked about knowing how much air you need, while you're buying the kit get a tire pressure guage, they're in the same section at Canadian Tire.

I plugged the tire on my bike but it was from a piece of exactoknife blade. Held for a while but started leaking again so I replugged but it continued to leak too much. I would have kept riding the tire with a slow leak and inflating it with my pump but it was leaking too much so I replaced the tire. You'll probably fare better with just a nail hole.
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I got an air pump with pressure gauge but the air pump needs to be hooked to the bike battery to work is that bad for the battery? It's 12 V
 
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