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Super Glue Not Just For Cuts Anymore

Posted by whitey on 6/12/2007 on whitey's blog
Gluing the holes in my glued on tire.

Old man Jack passed on a little more knowledge during our last road trip and I finally put it to good use. One of my tubular tires got a hole in it but the tire was pretty much new. After complaining about having to buy a another tire that will probably only last a month Jack told us about the super glue. Turns out that if you put super glue in the little holes of your tire it keeps them from getting bigger and prolongs the life of your tire. I'm still a little skeptical but I decided to give it a try. As I was doing it, it seemed to make more sense so I patched up all the tires I am currently using. Jack said he has one tire that's over ten years old because of this little secret the tire companies don't want you to know. Just to be clear, you don't use the super glue to patch a leaking tire but to prevent them from getting a leak and prolong the life of your tire. I rode on one of the tires today and I couldn't even tell the glue was on there. That's a good thing.

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