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Got screwed ...

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#1 ·
OK, about 800 miles into the Great Tubeless Experiment and ... I believe!



Somehow I picked up a screw and rather than pull it out and make a mess I decided to ride it the remaining 8-9 miles home. Of course I didn't have a plug kit (though I did have an inner tube) but even the next day it was holding pressure.

So how do I fix this? Are the anchovies from a plug kit a permanent fix? Is this going to require a proper plug of tire material (whatever that is) and RTV/rubber/glue? How does a screw embed itself like this anyway?
 

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#2 ·
If you have the cash, the easy way is to get a new tire.
If you don't, go to an auto parts store and get a thing called a tire boot, it's a patch that has cords in it. Get the smallest/thinnest one you can, cut it down to fit from bead to bead -1/2", take a drill with wire brush and wire brush the whole area (on the inside of course), put on rubber cement if required & apply patch.
I would not ride that tire on the front, nor over 20mph.
 
#3 ·
Sure plugs last if they are put in right. Plug it and run it if it holds air.
 
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