Tip for finding the glass in your tyre.

[Cyclopathic]

When fixing a puncture simply rub your finger around the inside of the tyre to locate any foreign object poking through that might lead to another puncture. A small spot of blood will indicate the problem area.

 

[ianrauk]

Hehehe..

 

[Apollonius]

Any tips for repairing a punctured finger?

 

[Cyclopathic]

Any tips for repairing a punctured finger?

Simply pass a piece of cotton wool over the wound. This will snag on any foreign objects that can then be removed and will also serve to soak up some blood.

 

[Jimmy Doug]

Any tips for curing diseases spread via hypodermic needles?

 

[Apollonius]

You can try not riding over hypodermic needles, I suppose.

 

[Cyclopathic]

Any tips for curing diseases spread via hypodermic needles?

Man up. Just ride it out. Like a stitch.

 

[slowmotion]

Any tips for repairing a punctured finger?

Rub a finger from your other hand over the punctured finger until it too is covered in blood. Move on to using your toes when both hands are a bloody mess.

 

[ayceejay]

I'm trying to be practical here, in my finger pricking experience when you find the glass with your finger you say "Ouch" or blaspheme it depend, as you are cursing you rapidly pull your finger out thereby loosing the exact position of the glass.So, do you try again with another finger or - what would be your advice?

 

[screenman]

Piece of cloth wiped in both directions on the inside of the tyre is a preferred method.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

When fixing a puncture simply rub your finger around the inside of the tyre to locate any foreign object poking through that might lead to another puncture. A small spot of blood will indicate the problem area.

I thought the tip was going to be something more original but I'm afraid that is a very old tip

 

[Pale Rider]

If we are being serious, turning the tyre inside out can make a tiny shard easier to find.

 

[Andy_R]

I'm trying to be practical here, in my finger pricking experience when you find the glass with your finger you say "Ouch" or blaspheme it depend, as you are cursing you rapidly pull your finger out thereby loosing the exact position of the glass.So, do you try again with another finger or - what would be your advice?

Use the same finger, otherwise you will end up with 2 punctured fingers

 

[simon the viking]

When I worked in a shop that sold inner tubes.... a bloke bought one back and said it was rubbish as it kept going down he had bought the wheel and tyre into to demonstrate how S***t it was.... I took the tyre off and CAREFULLY (thats the secret) ran my fingers around the inside of the tyre and found the thorn that had caused the original and new inner tubes punctures..... "So your not going to replace it then?"..... "Nope, but I'll sell you another"..... He said "stuff that" and stormed out.....

 

[slowmotion]

Sometimes, I have been round the inside of a tyre with my fingertips, square millimetre at a time, and never felt or seen the offending bit. Sometimes they just withdraw back into the rubber when the tyre pressure is off. When that happens you just have to go over the outside of the tread and investigate every single tiny nick in the rubber. A small safety pin is ideal for digging the offender out. Sometimes, I have never found the sharp thingy and, through boredom and frustration, just risked stuffing on a spare tube anyway. Sometimes it does work.