Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:41:24 -0700
- Message No. 3483
From: Holger Blumentritt
Subject: Re: Tyre repair sprays
Hi Vlada, once i was riding through the sierra de estrella, middle potugese mountain
area, with lots of wood-agriculture, and there i got a big nail, about 12 cm into my
rear wheel, and fortunatly could stop the slide. after taking off that impressing nail,
i made my mind up about that tyre repair spray, which i always carried with me, but
never had to use before (german brand:"Reifenpilot"). i didn't trust it in closing the
hole so quick, that the air would stay in the tube. i decided, if i could mechanically
close that hole and found a tiny screw with a sharp winding inside my tool kit, didn't
know, where it was from, cause it is not used in motorcycles. so far, the screw was
short, shorter than the tyre profil, and thick enough to close the hole. i screwed it
into the hole and afterwards used the spray. the tyre took me forward until algarve and
back to germany-4000 km!
since then, i always carry with me reifenpilot and! a little sharp screw-h.
atic@gmx.net