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Tire Sidewall damage fixed

I'm always amazed at what some people can accomplish with their bare hands and some basic tools but still looks like a hack job in the end but it must do the job (for how long I'm not sure).
 
I guess at low speed and on an axle with dual wheels it will work for some amount of time? Like he definitely puts a lot of time & work into it, and you gotta make do with what you have, but... with the belt gone of course it's going to blow in the exact same spot.

Maybe the trick is having the patch facing the other tire on the wheel? I'm not a truck driver or heavy mechanic but it seems like it would start bulging nearly instantly. The guy you sell it to is definitely going to remember who you are... I don't think I get it
 
The repair brought back memories. When I was a kid I used to use fishing line to fix bulges on my bicycle tires to get extra miles out of them. It worked fine but I was lucky to get up to 20 MPH.
 
Safety regulations be a little different over there. When it inevitably blows out and the truck rolls over or crashes into someones family.. over there, well, meh.
 
PrivatePilot said:
Safety regulations be a little different over there. When it inevitably blows out and the truck rolls over or crashes into someones family.. over there, well, meh.
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I was having new tires put on the van and noticed the installer had a really bad walk. It turned out that a truck tire blew out on him taking out his knees. I don't know much about those big black round things but spend as little time as possible alongside them, especially on the bike.

I also suspect those round things cost a fair bit of coin and a lot of those guys can't afford shoes.
 
nobbie48 said:
The repair brought back memories. When I was a kid I used to use fishing line to fix bulges on my bicycle tires to get extra miles out of them. It worked fine but I was lucky to get up to 20 MPH.
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I had a sidewall blowout on a bicycle in Mississauga. Used a piece of cardboard to plug the hole in the tire, put a new tube in and rode home to Jarvis and sherbourne. Repair held with no issues but it could obviously have failed at any time with no warning. Dukes cycle got the tire replaced under warranty. Good guy.
 
nobbie48 said:
I was having new tires put on the van and noticed the installer had a really bad walk. It turned out that a truck tire blew out on him taking out his knees. I don't know much about those big black round things but spend as little time as possible alongside them, especially on the bike.

I also suspect those round things cost a fair bit of coin and a lot of those guys can't afford shoes.
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Thats crazy...now I'm going to be extra extra extra careful when inflating tires and swapping wheels lol

Judging by his clothes/language, I'm guessing he's from the Pakistan/North Indian region - sounds like Urdu or Hindi.
Not going to lie - its a rough life in some places in areas like that..makes one realize how fortunate they are, by comparison.

I do hope tires like those aren't used for long distance trips on/around hills like these..!

 
The special fixtures that they had for doing this job, would suggest that it's not exactly their first time doing it ...
 
nobbie48 said:
The repair brought back memories. When I was a kid I used to use fishing line to fix bulges on my bicycle tires to get extra miles out of them. It worked fine but I was lucky to get up to 20 MPH.
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I found that the wide 'dentotape' floss worked better. Coat with nail polish and apply a regular tube patch on the inside of the tire would repair most sidewall slices.
I basically had all my MTB tires for free from changing out customers tires with cuts in the sidewalls.
 
truck tires are filled to 100 PSI minimum... and that's without load...

Edit: He's done a good job if the next time the tire blows and it's away from his patch job...
 
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