Oh dear, this looks serious!

[Georgina in Egypt]

Went for a lovely bicycle ride this morning before the temperature exceeded 35 degrees.

Had to turn round because my back tyre was soft, and limped to the bike shop which was closed.

Just dragged the bike up to my 2nd floor apartment for closer inspection and there is black gunge dripping from inside the tyre.

I have a slime inner tube in the back tyre and the valve has moved round so pointing out at an angle. Tried to inflate the tyre but succeeded in letting out the remaining air instead.

My question is - should I take it to the 'Egyptian' bike shop where they will attempt to removed the tyre with large spanners and put an ordinary tube inside. My tyre is split so if I am lucky, and they have a spare tyre, that will need changing (last time they took a tyre off a new bike!).

Or should I do it myself and clean up the mess (will that be easy?) and put the only one other slime tube I have back inside (unable to get more unless some kind person brings one out from the UK).

Grateful for any advice

 

[raleighnut]

I'd go for the 'fit new tyre and tube' approach myself but ask the price first so if they do make a 'pigs ear' (not a safe phrase in Eygpt ) of it they carry any difference due to their 'ham fisted' () working practices.

 

[Georgina in Egypt]

love those expressions! I think you are right. Should I get them to fit the slime tube? Actually maybe not. They will probably spoil that somehow!

 

[Haitch]

Maximum speed 122.26 km/h. That looks very serious! Your tyres were melting!

 

[Georgina in Egypt]

Maximum speed 122.26 km/h. That looks very serious! Your tyres were melting!

Didn't notice that That will explain it then

 

[ScotiaLass]

I don't like the Slime tubes myself....they add weight and when they burst.....well, it can be messy.
I'd choose a good puncture resistant tyre any day.

 

[Drago]

But armoured tyres add weight too. I've yet to find a perfect solution to the problem of fairies.

 

[cyberknight]

But armoured tyres add weight too. I've yet to find a perfect solution to the problem of fairies.

Growing up and getting cynical normally sorts the issues with fairies out as like santa they are not real ( gasp ! ) , of course it just means you are allowed to swear when you have a PUNCTURE !

 

[Drago]

Santa isn't real...?

 

[cyberknight]

Santa isn't real...?

No it turns out the fairies have been using santa as an excuse to sneak in ,oh wait a minute

 

[ScotiaLass]

Santa isn't real...?

 

[Peteaud]

 

[Georgina in Egypt]

So, I rang the bike shop and they said there will be a guy there after 8pm who can take a look. Arrived at 8.30pm and told him there is black stuff oozing out of the back tyre and to take care with your floors. Said I need a new inner tube and new tyre and the rim will be full of black stuff. The owner kept saying no problem. Come back in one and a half hours. I said tomorrow lunch time will be fine. He said it will cost LE80 so GBP7.

To be continued..................

 

[Georgina in Egypt]

All done! New tyre, new inner tube, all cleaned, for just GBP7

 

[J1780]

Puncture resistant tyre all the way. Slime is not the best imho