How to mend your punctured tyre?

A flat tyre is generally known as deflated pneumatic tyre that can result in losing the control over the bikes and causing damage to the tyre itself. There are several reasons behind this condition that involves sharp objects like nail, damage of the valve system, continuous rubbing of tyre aligned with the road, tearing of the tyre and separation of tyre with the rim.   The puncture of the tyre is made according to the size of the puncture. Ecosmo is offering 8fun kit to mend the tyre with ease.

If you are a continuous bike rider, then it is necessary for you to know how to correct the puncture of your Folding bike. Otherwise, it can lead you to remain stuck in the bike repairing shops for hours. With just little practice and information, you can easily learn to patch your bike’s tyre.

Preliminary steps

Let first focus on the preliminary steps that can be useful. On finding the hole, make a mark on it. At least make four marks on each side of the hole. After that, clean the tube using sandpaper.

Start patching the inner tube

There are different methods of doing inner tube patching.

-          GP-2 Super Patch kit

In this, pre-glued patches are generally used.

-           VP-1 Vulcanizing patch kit

There is availability of thin layer made of self-vulcanizing glue present on the tube.

Performing temporary repair of tyre using TB-2 tyre boot  

This can be done in the case if there is damage due to ripper and casing condition. This can easily be done by:

1.      First of the step is to find the rip in tyre. After that the rip size has to be compared with the tyre boot. It is must that boot completely cover the rip that has to be mend.

2.      Clean the tyre from inside, which is adjacent to the rip.

3.      The back paper of the boot has to be ripped off.

4.      If the size of the boot is extending, then cut it t the required size.

The last step is to centre patch the rip and press it inside of casing.