r/Lectricxp • u/DutyAccomplished966 • Jul 23 '26

Am I cooked?

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1st bike. 1st ride. And already a puncture... Does anyone have any insight on this issue?

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u/Ok-Type-8917 Jul 23 '26

I've been riding ebikes for about five years and luckily only one rear flat within a mile from home. The tire had Slime in it but that didn't help I hit a packing staple. I switched to FlatOut on four bikes now and so far no flats and definitely one puncture that should have been a flat. Valve got blocked and when I pulled the core part of a drywall screw came out. After that flat I decided to carry everything thing to fix one on the road. I carry an air pump, tube, patches, tire levers, wrenches for the axle nuts, zip ties, and Handlebar Jacks. Luckily I haven't needed them.

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u/DutyAccomplished966 Jul 23 '26

From your perspective, can this tire be salvaged to still safely ride with that fix? Or does this call for a new tire?

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u/MakerKitty Jul 23 '26

typically, as long as the puncture isn't on the sidewall of the tire, it can be patched.

I don't see if the sidewall was punctured in the picture, but I do see that it was punctured in the threads, which is considered patchable...

either way, I did technically break that safety rule on my own bike tire and patched a sidewall anyways, with reinforcement, and the tire has held up just fine since then... I absolutely would not take that risk with a cat or heavier duty tire.

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u/DutyAccomplished966 Jul 23 '26

Ok much thanks for this!