Tyre puncture repair report

cyclonebri1

pstuart wrote: »

Wig wrote: »

possibly a stick like this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQZBgx_C4TM&nofeather=True

30 psi ain't that much, you can cover the hole in your tyre with your finger and stop the air coming out, same with the nail or screw in the tyre, it'll mostly stop the air escaping itself. The pressure ain't that great. A bit of glue on a bit of rubber squeezed in to fill the hole, which then sets and seals the hole is all you need.[/QUOTE]

I don't mean to be disrepectful, but are you reading the responses?

Your last comment is dangerous.

Darwin failed in this case.

Wig

Thousands, hundreds of thousands?, millions? of people use these with no problem at all. As said on that 'linked to' motorbike thread these are widely available across the USA. The USA! the most litigious country on Earth.

At least you seem to respect my right to use them if I see fit, which is the primary purpose of this thread, to inform people of their existence and effectiveness and let them decide for themselves whether they want to use them.

IMHO as said before the worst that could happen is a slow leak. It's analogous to people crossing the road, some people just cross the road when it is clear, or when a gap appears, or will cross half way seeing that no cars coming from the right, and wait near the middle of the road for a gap in cars from the left. I do those things, but some of my friends would obstinately refuse to enter the road until there are no cars in either direction, or worse, only cross at a crossing point!! Some people are enveloped in fear, it's no surprise seeing as (especially in UK) we live in a fear driven world with so many rules/laws/politically correct ideals coming from warped opinions on acceptable risk. Other people (not part of the 'sheep' mentality) choose to approach things with logic, awareness, educated risk assessment & they would say common sense.

Gene_Hunt_2

Wig wrote: »

IMHO as said before the worst that could happen is a slow leak.

And if it kills you, how would we know?

mikey72

Wig wrote: »

Thousands, hundreds of thousands?, millions? of people use these with no problem at all. As said on that 'linked to' motorbike thread these are widely available across the USA. The USA! the most litigious country on Earth.

At least you seem to respect my right to use them if I see fit, which is the primary purpose of this thread, to inform people of their existence and effectiveness and let them decide for themselves whether they want to use them.

IMHO as said before the worst that could happen is a slow leak. It's analogous to people crossing the road, some people just cross the road when it is clear, or when a gap appears, or will cross half way seeing that no cars coming from the right, and wait near the middle of the road for a gap in cars from the left. I do those things, but some of my friends would obstinately refuse to enter the road until there are no cars in either direction, or worse, only cross at a crossing point!! Some people are enveloped in fear, it's no surprise seeing as (especially in UK) we live in a fear driven world with so many rules/laws/politically correct ideals coming from warped opinions on acceptable risk. Other people (not part of the 'sheep' mentality) choose to approach things with logic, awareness, educated risk assessment & they would say common sense.

Technically, you could have a slow leak, but as to the worse that can happen, it could also lead to the tyre coming off the rim when it is partially deflated, or the tyre shredding as it overheats, possibly in the third lane of the motorway.
The really worse that can happen I suppose is you then crash into the path of a petrol tanker, which then pushes you into an lpg truck.

Wig

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

And if it kills you, how would we know?

If you don't see me post a final update at the end of the tyres life on this forum you can assume I'm dead

Wig

mikey72 wrote: »

Technically, you could have a slow leak, but as to the worse that can happen, it could also lead to the tyre coming off the rim when it is partially deflated, or the tyre shredding as it overheats, possibly in the third lane of the motorway.
The really worse that can happen I suppose is you then crash into the path of a petrol tanker, which then pushes you into an lpg truck.

Yes, that's the real DrPepper version :rotfl:

goldspanners

Wig wrote: »

Yes, that's the real DrPepper version :rotfl:

whats the worst that could happen? :rotfl:

A_Doonhamer

I'm curious as to the op's experience or qualifications to be handing out this sort of advice? To be advising on something which could potentially go so wrong without real world knowledge seems a little brave/stupid to me.

These sort of repairs have been around a long time but you have to wonder why they are not used by the usual tyre centres for car tyre repairs any more. Its a much quicker repair to do compared to the patches and as we know time is money and I would assume lower material costs as well. So why don't these businesses use them as standard if its such a good idea? I have only ever seen them used to repair punctures on things such as quad bikes, as due to the increased flexing of the tyre the usual patch repairs are less effective.

It was mentioned they are used in the USA but then the USA as far as I know has no testing of vehicles road worthiness the way we do so maybe we shouldn't be taking a safety lead from them.

Wig

They are used in other countries, but not in the UK because of the UK's nanny laws.

People reading this thread should make their own decision on it - up to you.

pstuart

Wig wrote: »

They are used in other countries, but not in the UK because of the UK's nanny laws.

People reading this thread should make their own decision on it - up to you.

What are your views on householders repairing their own gas boilers?