Hi all! I was out riding the other day and stopped for gas and noticed a screw head in my rear tire. I spit on it and saw no bubbles and I checked the tire pressure and it had 34 lbs. So I drove it home 25 mi. all highway and checked the pressure again it was still 34 lbs. So then I pulled out the screw and it was a short self tightening screw that went in the thickness of the tread. No leaking. The tire only has 1200 mi. on it and looks like new. Should I trust it or should I get a plug or patch for it? What would you guys do? I can't imagine this thing blowing out going down the highway. It is a 2017 SLR with the wider rear tire and I'm sure it probably cost a couple hundred dollars to replace. This could only happen to me. Thanks, Jim
Screw in rear tire
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Hi all! I was out riding the other day and stopped for gas and noticed a screw head in my rear tire. I spit on it and saw no bubbles and I checked the tire pressure and it had 34 lbs. So I drove it home 25 mi. all highway and checked the pressure again it was still 34 lbs. So then I pulled out the screw and it was a short self tightening screw that went in the thickness of the tread. No leaking. The tire only has 1200 mi. on it and looks like new. Should I trust it or should I get a plug or patch for it? What would you guys do? I can't imagine this thing blowing out going down the highway. It is a 2017 SLR with the wider rear tire and I'm sure it probably cost a couple hundred dollars to replace. This could only happen to me. Thanks, Jim
If it did not go all the way thru do not worry about it.
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But for the sake of tread life, you might want to consider bleeding a couple pounds out of that rear. Most guys have found good luck in the 26-29 psi range.
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NO LEAKY ....NO NEED FIXIE!!
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I did a search for a screw in a tire and the closest I found was this pic of screwing in a light bulb
