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Yesterday (4/16/2020), I got a clean nail sized hole in my rear tire about 3 miles from home. Nothing stuck in it, so probably caused by a glass shard. I repaired it with sticky string, inflated it and rode home.
Now, for the first time in a dozen years, I'm looking for someplace to patch it from the inside and keep striking out. The tire is a 180/55 ZR17 Pilot Road 2 with approx 1,200 miles on it. The hole is toward the middle of the tread right in the thickest part of the still substantial rubber (no sipe involved). IOW, it's a prime candidate for safe repair. I'd bring in the wheel (off the bike), and if necessary, will take the tire off the rim so that dismounting, mounting and balancing are unnecessary. So - just looking for someone with experience to patch it from the inside.
Does anyone have a lead on a tire or MC shop in the Sacramento, Auburn or Grass Valley (Northern Calif) area who might be willing to do the repair?
Now, for the first time in a dozen years, I'm looking for someplace to patch it from the inside and keep striking out. The tire is a 180/55 ZR17 Pilot Road 2 with approx 1,200 miles on it. The hole is toward the middle of the tread right in the thickest part of the still substantial rubber (no sipe involved). IOW, it's a prime candidate for safe repair. I'd bring in the wheel (off the bike), and if necessary, will take the tire off the rim so that dismounting, mounting and balancing are unnecessary. So - just looking for someone with experience to patch it from the inside.
Does anyone have a lead on a tire or MC shop in the Sacramento, Auburn or Grass Valley (Northern Calif) area who might be willing to do the repair?