No, provided it's just a clean puncture with no tearing of the structure. As said earlier, you only need to replace it if the sidewall or other structural bit is damaged.Just changed out all 4 tyres in my wife and my road bikes, went for a ride today, industrial type staple right through the tire and into the inner tube of the wife's front wheel. At least I was pretty quick at the repair as I had just practiced on 4 changes a few days earlier. Not sure whether to replace the tire, $50 , but probably worth it to have my wife feel safe.
I know .... I'm a bit shaky thinking about it particularly as we are thinking of a fully loaded hilly camping trip soon.... Love the tandem to bits but the idea of crashing with my wife on the back is too horrible to think about! To be fair I was closely checking the brakes and cables (with the trip in mind) when I spotted this, so the inspection worked and I've convinced my wife I saved her from certain death. She just brought me a G&T!!Ooooh that's a trip over a dry stone wall at full tilt just waiting to happen...
Thank you, although doesn't feel that great when being passed by some lycra whippet on a climb going passed so fast they can't hear me yell 'Ive had me brain out. I used to be somebody on Strava, you know!?'Fantastic news - I hope your recovery continues. Only a small percentage of the adult population would be able to do the ride you did, so to have done it after your recovery is a great achievement.
Thank you, although doesn't feel that great when being passed by some lycra whippet on a climb going passed so fast they can't hear me yell 'Ive had me brain out. I used to be somebody on Strava, you know!?'
I was rather missing the mtb gears on some (all) of the climbs today. Sounds lovely where you are.I rode a bike at the weekend, for the first time in quite a while. My place up north is close to the Glenlivet bike trails, only about 4 miles away, but little did I know there were some nasty (at my currently very low level of bike fitness anyway!) hills on the way. I'm glad I took a MTB, not the road bike!
One of the climbs in the "100 Greatest Cycling Climbs" book is also very close, but I certainly can't see myself doing that anytime soon as it's a monster with a 10/10 rating in the book.
I was rather missing the mtb gears on some (all) of the climbs today. Sounds lovely where you are.
Well done for getting out, 50kms with hills is not to be sniffed at. If it makes you feel any better one of the local hitters round here was owned by 3 minutes on a hilly TT by James ‘thingy’ Shaw. There’s always someone better but all you can do is be the best version of yourself.I was rather missing the mtb gears on some (all) of the climbs today. Sounds lovely where you are.