I noticed this hole when I got to work in the morning. It lets out enough air that I can hear it when I try to inflate the tire. What are my options here, aside from buying and mounting a new tire? Is this fixable with liquid sealant? A rubber rope kit?
I’m not taking this bike past 90mph, so any fix doesn’t need to be capable of withstanding incredibly high stress. But I don’t want to be unsafe, either. Thanks for the help.
My general rule with my bike… Any sign of a hole is not worth the risk. Is it fixable? Maybe? Is the risk worth the cost of replacement, for myself and my family… Absolutely not.
That said, take it to a shop and get the word from an expert. Don’t trust your life to the opinions of the Internet based off of a picture of your tire.
As someone who works in the tire industry, I’d say that tire is dead, unfortunately. I’d recommend replacing as soon as possible and not to attempt driving on it much, as you can cause unseen damage to the inside and compromise the integrity further.
Bummer. I can see why a plug wouldn’t be reliable for a gash like this, but why wouldn’t you trust a patch here?
water can get into the slice and into the layers of the tire and then start to corrode the metal cords weakening the whole thing. also hard to tell how much of the cords are damaged with a slice like that. I wonder what caused it.
It’s leaking air? Tires dead.
You already have good answers. To add to the reason why this tire is dead is it is a slice not a hole. When you get a hole from a nail in your tire it usually goes between the belts. With a slice like this. It is much more likely that belts have been cut. This means the strength of the tire is compromised. If I was out on the trail or just trying to get home I would plugged it for the short term. So if you need to ride it to the shop to get a new tire you should be fine, but this is not a tire to trust your life with.